Variable-stiffness imaging window and production method thereof
US9521990B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/7542
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An imaging window of an imaging catheter includes a first imaging window section and a second imaging window section. The first imaging window section has a finite length and is formed from a first material having a flexural modulus. The second imaging window section has a finite length and is formed from a second material having a flexural modulus. The flexural modulus of the first material is different than the flexural modulus of the second material.
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