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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2017
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Richard Edward Davidsen, Andover, MA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An imaging catheter assembly is provided. In one embodiment, the imaging catheter assembly includes a flexible elongate member including a distal portion and a proximal portion; and an imaging component coupled to the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, wherein the imaging component includes: an integrated circuit (IC) layer that includes a semiconductor material; an array of ultrasound transducer elements coupled to a first side of the IC layer; and a backing layer coupled to a second side of the IC layer opposite the first side, wherein the backing layer includes a backing material, and wherein a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) difference between the semiconductor material and the backing material is less than 23 parts per million per degree Centigrade (ppm/C).