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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Inventors:
Rickard C. Loftman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
William R. Dreschel, State College, PA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/0883 (2013.01); A61B 8/145 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/4466 (2013.01); A61B 8/4477 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01);
Abstract
For intraluminal ultrasound probes, two long-thin arrays (e.g., 1D arrays) are provided in the intraluminal ultrasound probe for bi-plane imaging. The arrays are rotatable relative to each other so that during insertion the arrays align to be long and thin, allowing the shaft of the probe to be narrow. For bi-plane imaging after insertion, one array is rotated relative to the other array, defining two non-parallel imaging planes.