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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
May. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Inventors:
Vasant Salgaonkar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lex J. Garbini, Renton, WA (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 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 1/00082 (2013.01); B06B 1/0607 (2013.01);
Abstract
For intraluminal ultrasound probes, the transducer is divided into multiple segments. The segments are connected in a way that allows them to slide relative to each other. This sliding arrangement allows for the transducer to be used in two different apertures at different times while in the patient. One aperture is shaped for insertion of the probe through a limited space, and the other aperture forms an array with a larger elevation extent, allowing greater quality imaging along the elevation dimension.