Reciprocating internal ultrasound transducer assembly
US9980701B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2007/0043
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for endoluminal therapeutic and diagnostic ultrasound procedures includes a motor which rotates a drive shaft and ultrasound transducer. In one example, conductors attach to the transducer and extend through a hollow drive shaft. In another example, a bias member conducts electric signals and stores energy. The device includes an operational state in which the motor rotates the drive shaft alternatingly between a first direction and an opposite second direction.
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