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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
May. 12, 2020
Applicant:
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for a deployable invasive device. In one example, the deployable invasive device has a transducer with a plurality of transducer arrays linked by at least one shape memory material, the at least one shape memory material configured to transition the transducer between a first, folded shape and a second, unfolded shape in response to one or more stimuli. When in the second, unfolded shape, an active area of the transducer is increased relative to the first, folded shape.