IVUS system with rotary capacitive coupling
US9084575B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01P1/068
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An imaging system comprises a catheter having a lumen, a rotatable imaging probe within the catheter lumen including a distal transducer and first and second conductors coupled to the transducer, and a coupler that couples the rotatable first and second conductors to non-rotatable third and fourth conductors, respectively. The coupler includes a rotary capacitive coupler.
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