Ultrasound transducer direction control
US9320492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K11/355
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are embodiments of devices and methods for imaging the inside of a body part, such as a blood vessel. In particular embodiments, a catheter has a chamber within which is a transducer mounted to a pivot mechanism, a motor for turning the transducer, and a coil for providing a pivot force to the transducer. A magnet is attached to the transducer and is receptive of a torque applied by a magnetic field produced by energizing of the coil.
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