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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Acist Medical Systems, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Robert Zelenka, Milpitas, CA (US);
Tom Moore, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
ACIST Medical Systems, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 1/126 (2013.01); A61B 1/3137 (2013.01); A61B 8/0891 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging probe for use in a catheter for ultrasonic imaging is provided. The imaging probe includes a transducer backing and a transducer configured to generate and receive ultrasonic waves. The transducer includes a first surface and a second surface that is opposite the first surface. The first surface faces the transducer backing and the second surface is disposed at an angle sloping toward a catheter center axis in a proximal direction.