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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Stephen Charles Davies, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An intraluminal imaging device is provided. In one embodiment, the imaging device includes a flexible elongate member that may be inserted into a body lumen within a patient. The flexible elongate member may define a longitudinal axis. The imaging device also has an imaging assembly that is disposed at a distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The imaging assembly may have a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements disposed around the longitudinal axis. The imaging assembly further includes a first integrated circuit controller in communication with the plurality of ultrasound transducer elements. The first integrated circuit controller may be annularly shaped. In some embodiments, the imaging assembly may include a second integrated circuit controller in communication with the ultrasound transducer elements and the first integrated circuit controller. The second integrated circuit controller may be annularly shaped.