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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Meyer, Folsom, CA (US);
Dylan Van Hoven, Oceanside, CA (US);
Assignee:
PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/0891 (2013.01); A61B 8/145 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 5/0073 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to devices for imaging the interior of a vessel. The device can involve an elongated body configured to fit within the lumen of a vessel, a rotatable shaft positioned inside the elongated body, and a telescoping element, wherein a portion of the elongated body extends through the telescoping element, in which the elongated body is configured to contain the rotatable shaft inside the telescoping element.