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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Jeremy Stigall, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Maritess Minas, San Diego, CA (US);
Gloria Robinson, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); G10K 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/0891 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); B06B 1/0685 (2013.01); G10K 11/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods provide a solid-state intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging system that includes an array of ultrasound transducers mounted on a structural uni-body made of a polymeric substance doped with acoustic dampening material. The use of the polymeric substance doped with acoustic dampening material to fabricate the uni-body assists in improving the signal-to-noise ratio associated with the IVUS imaging signals.