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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Johannes Wilhelmus Weekemp, Beek en Donk, NL;
Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens, Eersel, NL;
Vincent Adrianus Henneken, Utrecht, NL;
Marcus Cornelis Louwerse, Nijmegen, NL;
Ronald Dekker, Valkenswaard, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An intraluminal ultrasound imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The device includes an ultrasound scanner assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound scanner assembly includes a flexible substrate comprising a longitudinal width extending from an inner edge to an outer edge; a control region embedded in the flexible substrate; a transducer region embedded in the flexible substrate; and a window region disposed between the outer edge of the flexible substrate and the transducer region, and wherein the window region, the transducer region, and the control region are radially arranged relative to one another. Associated devices, systems, and methods are also described.