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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2018
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD (US);
Fahrettin Levent Degertekin, Atlanta, GA (US);
Coskun Tekes, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Robert Jay Lederman, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Ozgur Kocaturk, Bethesda, MD (US);
M. Wasequr Rashid, Atlanta, GA (US);
Maysam Ghovanloo, Atlanta, GA (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
The United States of America, as Represented by The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
An intracardiac imaging system has an MRI compatible intracardiac echography catheter having transmitters, receivers, a multiplexer, and a beamformer. The catheter can include an atraumatic tip disposed on the distal end of the catheter, a pair of inductively coupled coils proximal the atraumatic tip, at least one CMUT-on-CMOS volumetric imaging chip disposed between the pair of coils, and a cable lumen disposed within the volume sized to house a small number of electrical connections due to significant multiplexing in the CMUT-on-CMOS chip. The catheter can be made of MRI compatible materials and can include active cooling channels.