Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Philips Lighting Holding B.v.

U.S. Philips Corporation

Nxp B.v.

Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, Inc.

Philips Lumileds Lighting Company LLC

Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.v.

Koninklijkle Philips N.v.

Technische Universiteit Delft

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp

Sergei Shulepov

Vincent Adrianus Henneken

Willem-Jan Arend De Wijs

Marc Andre De Samber

Jan Frederik Suijver

Arjen Van Der Horst

Roland Alexander Van De Molengraaf

Mareike K Klee

Stein Kuiper

Wojtek Sudol

Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens

Szabolcs Deladi

Christoph Dobrusskin

Waltherus Cornelis Jozef Bierhoff

Giovanni Cennini

Hendrik Jan Eggink

Rudolf Maria Jozef Voncken

Cornelis Gerardus Visser

Jacobus Bernardus Giesbers

Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks

Hugo Johan Cornelissen

Marcellinus Petrus Carolus Michael Krijn

Christoph Herrmann

Ronald Dekker

Siebe Tjerk De Zwart

Roger Steadman Booker

Peter Dirksen

Menno Willem Jose Prins

Frank Michael Steranka

Frederik Jan De Bruijn

Victor Lust

Antonia Cornelia Van Rens

Albert Hendrik Jan Immink

Hendrik Johannes Bergveld

Hans-Peter Loebl

Godefridus Antonius Harks

Jeroen Hans Nieuwenhuis

Klaas Jacob Lulofs

Hendrik Roelof Stapert

Lucas Johannes Anna Maria Beckers

Gerben Kooijman

Maarten Petrus Joseph Kuenen

Bernardus H W Hendriks

Antonius Petrus Marinus Dingemans

Michel Marcel Jose Decre

Christian Baeumer

Mart Kornelis-Jan Te Velde

Nicolaas Johannes Anthonius Van Veen

Wouter Herman Peeters

Marcel Mulder

Egbertus Reinier Jacobs

Marcus Cornelis Louwerse

Cornelis Slob

Will J H Ansems

Alfons Wouter Groenland

Karel Johannes Adrianus Van Den Aker

Gerard Kums

Menno W J Prins

Antonius Constant Johanna Cornelis Van Den Ackerveken

Paul Dijkstra

Richard Edward Davidsen

Gerjan F Van De Walle

Susanne Maaike Valster

Ruslan Akhmedovich Sepkhanov

Franciscus Adrianus Cornelis Maria Schoofs

Aaldert Jan Elevelt

Femke Karina De Theije

Sébastien Paul René Libon

Gerardus Franciscus Cornelis Maria Lijten

Bret A Coldren

Antonius Wilhelmus Maria De Laat

Petrus Henricus Maria Timmermans

Jasper De Vreede

Nicolaas P Willard

Boudewijn Ruben De Jong

Marc Godfriedus Marie Notten

Antonius Johannes Josephus Rademakers

Marcus Franciscus Donker

Johannes Alexander Rebergen

Li Zhang

Petrus W J Linders

Roger A Vranken

Klaus Jurgen Engel

Gilbert Martinus Verbeek

Marcus Jozef Van Bommel

Arnold Buijs

Rob Van Asselt

Waltherus C J Bierhoff

Edward W A Young

Florian Stadler

Gerald L Yewey

Samuel Raymond Peters

Freerk E Van Straten

Eric Franciscus Johannes Claessens

Peter Carel Krom

Toeno Van Der Sar

Johannes Herman Savenije

Sebastien Paul Rene Libon

Peter Paul Willem Leonard Van Den Bekerom

A system includes an intraluminal device configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient, the intraluminal device comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the intraluminal device further comprises: a sensor disposed at the distal portion; a proximal connector comprising a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) configured to interface with a user console and disposed at the proximal portion; and a plurality of electrical wires connecting the sensor and the proximal connector, wherein the plurality of electrical wires are terminated at an angle on the PCBA such that the PCBA and electrical wires terminated thereon together are configurable to form a cross-section of 2 mm2 or less.

Electrical wire connection in ultrasound imaging devices, systems, and methods

A medical device () for insertion into a patient is disclosed. The medical device () comprising an elongate body (), the medical device terminating in a distal portion and further comprising a carrier () carrying an annular sensor arrangement (), wherein the annular sensor arrangement is attached on a forward facing surface of the elongate body (). Also disclosed is a system () including such a medical device ().

Medical device comprising sensor array and system for measurements

A sensor arrangement is for mounting along an elongate device. The sensor arrangement is for positioning along a line sensor arrangements and has terminal blocks at a proximal and distal side, each for connection to one or more wires. A connection circuit controls the coupling of sensor signals to the proximal wires and the coupling of the distal wires to the proximal wires. In this way, a bypass function is implemented through the connection circuit, which avoids the need for physical wires of a distal sensor arrangement to bypass the sensor arrangement itself.

Sensor arrangement for mounting on a guidewire or catheter

The present invention relates to a sensor, comprising a sensor element and an interconnect. The interconnect is configured to be arranged at the sensor element. The interconnect comprises at least a carrier film provided with metallic layer. The interconnect is configured to provide an electrical connection for the sensor element. Furthermore a device comprising the sensor and a method of manufacturing the sensor is provided.

Sensor comprising an interconnect having a carrier film

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an ultrasonic transducer assembly comprising an ultrasonic transducer chip having a main surface comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements and a plurality of first contacts for connecting to said ultrasound transducer elements, a contact chip having a further main surface comprising a plurality of second contacts, a backing member comprising ultrasound absorbing and/or scattering bodies, said backing member comprising a first surface on which the transducer chip is mounted and a second surface on which the contact chip is mounted. A flexible interconnect extends over said backing member from the main surface to the further main surface, the flexible interconnect comprising a plurality of conductive tracks, each conductive track connecting one of said first contacts to a second contact. An ultrasound probe including such an assembly, an ultrasonic imaging system including such an ultrasound probes and manufacturing methods of such an assembly and probe are also disclosed.

Ultrasonic transducer chip assembly, ultrasound probe, ultrasonic imaging system and ultrasound assembly and probe manufacturing methods

An intraluminal ultrasound imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient. An ultrasound imaging assembly is disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound imaging assembly includes a plurality of acoustic elements and an acoustically-transparent window disposed over the plurality of acoustic elements. The acoustically-transparent window comprising a plurality of layers formed on top of one another. The plurality of layers includes an innermost layer directly contacting the plurality of acoustic elements, an outermost layer opposite the innermost layer, and an adhesive layer. The outermost layer includes a tubing. A hardness of the innermost layer is less than hardnesses of every other layer of the plurality of layers. A hardness of the outermost layer is greater than the hardnesses of every other layer of the plurality of layers.

Acoustically transparent window for intraluminal ultrasound imaging device

An interventional device includes a sensor interconnection region () for making electrical contact to a sensor () disposed on the interventional device. The interventional device includes an electrically conductive elongate shaft, a sensor strip (), electrical conductors (), and an electrical shield layer (). The electrical conductors () extend along the sensor strip between a sensor region () and a window () within which the electrical conductors () are exposed. The sensor strip () is wrapped around the elongate shaft () in a spiral such that the electrical conductors () extend along the longitudinal axis (A-A') within the window (), and such that an electrical shield contact portion (&#x2032;) adjacent the window (), the window (), and an exposed portion of the electrically conductive elongate shaft (&#x2032;) beyond the wrapped sensor strip provide the sensor interconnection region ().

Interventional device with electrical connections

A method of producing a flow of a fluid through a passage () defined in a rigid frame () comprises selectively actuating a flexible membrane () disposed across a midpoint of the passage () with an actuating system in a manner which produces a wave-like motion in the membrane () thereby causing a peristaltic movement of the fluid through the passage ().

Electrostatic peristaltic pump and method of operation

An interventional device includes an elongate shaft and a transducer strip. The transducer strip includes a first edge and an opposing second edge. The first edge and the second edge are separated by a width dimension, and the first edge and the second edge each extend along a length direction of the transducer strip. The transducer strip also includes a piezoelectric transducer that extends along a transducer direction that forms an acute angle with respect to the length direction. The transducer strip is wrapped in the form of a spiral around the elongate shaft of the interventional device such that the piezoelectric transducer forms a band around the elongate shaft. The width dimension is defined such that the adjacent first and second edges of consecutive turns of the spiral abut or overlap one another.

Interventional device with piezoelectric transducer

A domestic beverage dispensing device includes a conduit for supplying the beverage from keg to a tap and a cooling member. The cooling member has a passage surrounded by heat conductive material. A disposable tube of deformable material forms at least a part of the conduit and extends through the passage. The deformability of the material of the disposable tube is such that the outer surface of the wall of the tube abuts against the inner surface of the passage when the beverage is pressurized.

Domestic beverage dispensing device having cooling means and method of using same

An apparatus for creating a flow of gas comprises a frame having a passage defined therethrough. The passage extends a length along a central longitudinal axis from an inlet to an outlet and has a first side and a second side. A flexible pumping membrane is disposed within the passage. The membrane has a first edge coupled to the first side of the passage at a midline thereof and a second edge, disposed opposite the first edge, coupled to the second side of the passage at a midline thereof. The membrane segregates the frame into an upper portion and a lower portion. The apparatus also includes an actuating system which is structured to selectively move portions of the membrane toward either the upper portion or the lower portion of the frame in a manner which causes a wave-like movement in the pumping membrane and creates the flow of gas.

An ultrasound transducer arrangement () is disclosed comprising a plurality of substrate islands () spatially separated and electrically interconnected by a flexible polymer assembly () including electrically conductive tracks providing said electrical interconnections, said plurality including a first substrate island () comprising a plurality of ultra sound transducer cells () and a second substrate island () comprising an array of external contacts for connecting the ultrasound sensor arrangement to a flexible tubular body including a coaxial wire assembly () comprising a plurality of coaxial wires () each having a conductive core () covered by an electrically insulating sleeve (); and an electrically insulating body () having a first main surface (), a second main surface () and a plurality of through holes () each extending from the first main surface to the second main surface and coated with an electrically conductive member, wherein each coaxial wire comprises an exposed terminal core portion mounted in one of said though holes from the first main surface, and wherein each through hole is sealed by a solder bump () on the second main surface such that the ultrasound transducer arrangement can be directly mounted on the flexible tubular body without the need for a PCB.

Ultrasound transducer arrangement and assembly, coaxial wire assembly, ultrasound probe and ultrasonic imaging system

Disclosed is an ultrasonic transducer assembly comprising an ultrasonic transducer chip () having a main surface comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements () and a plurality of first contacts () for connecting to said ultrasound transducer elements; a contact chip () having a further main surface comprising a plurality of second contacts (); an backing member () comprising ultrasound absorbing and/or scattering bodies (), said backing member comprising a first surface () on which the transducer chip is mounted and a second surface () on which the contact chip is mounted; and a flexible interconnect () extending over said backing member from the main surface to the further main surface, the flexible interconnect comprising a plurality of conductive tracks (), each conductive track connecting one of said first contacts to a second contact. An ultrasound probe including such an assembly, an ultrasonic imaging system including such an ultrasound probes and manufacturing methods of such an assembly and probe are also disclosed.

An integrated circuit (IC) die () is disclosed having a major surface delimited by at least one edge () of the IC die, said major surface carrying a plurality of electrically conductive contact plates () extending from said major surface beyond the at least one edge such that each contact plate includes an exposed contact surface portion () delimited by the at least one edge for mating with an electrically conductive further contact surface portion () on at least one further edge () of a body (), said at least one further edge delimiting a cavity for receiving the IC die. An ultrasound probe including such an IC die and a method of providing such an IC die with contacts are also disclosed.

IC die, ultrasound probe, ultrasonic diagnostic system and method

In one example, a medical device system for at least one of delivery of electrical stimulation pulses or sensing of physiological signals, the system including an elongated carrier; and a thin film wound around the elongated carrier, wherein the thin film includes a plurality of electrical contacts, a plurality of electrodes located distal to the plurality of electrical contacts, and a plurality of conducting tracks, each of the plurality of conducting tracks providing an electrical connection between at least one of the plurality of electrodes and one of the plurality of electrical contacts, and wherein the thin film is wound around the elongated carrier from the distal end of the elongated film to the proximal end of the elongated thin film.

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