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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Seno Medical Instruments, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Donald G. Herzog, Collingswood, NJ (US);
William Ackerman, Somerdale, NJ (US);
Justin Casas, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Seno Medical Instruments, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0095 (2013.01); A61B 5/0035 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61B 5/7425 (2013.01); A61B 8/0825 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 8/4416 (2013.01); A61B 8/5261 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0228 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0266 (2013.01); A61B 2562/16 (2013.01); A61B 2562/221 (2013.01); A61B 2562/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an optoacoustic probe with a coated transducer assembly. The probe includes a transducer assembly with a multi-layer coating on the active end thereof. The multi-layer coating includes a layer of parylene and at least two layers of metal. In an embodiment, the multi-layer coating includes a layer of nickel, at least one layer of parylene, and a layer of gold.