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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Muffin Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventors:
William J. Havel, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Peter S. McKinnis, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Muffin Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/0891 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 8/483 (2013.01); G01S 7/52079 (2013.01); G01S 15/894 (2013.01); G01S 15/8993 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described are embodiments of devices and methods for imaging a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. In particular embodiments, the catheter has a chamber within which is a transducer mounted to a pivot mechanism. A coil provides 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. A driving mechanism receives an impact from the pivot member and causes the pivot mechanism to rotate about a rotation axis.