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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2024
Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Maritess Minas, San Diego, CA (US);
Princeton Saroha, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Jeremy Stigall, Carlsbad, CA (US);
David Kenneth Wrolstad, Fallbrook, CA (US);
PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An intravascular imaging device is provided. In some embodiments, the intravascular imaging device includes a flexible elongate member sized and shaped for insertion into a vessel of a patient, the flexible elongate member having a proximal portion and a distal portion; and an imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, the imaging assembly including a flex circuit positioned directly around the flexible elongate member. In some embodiments, a method of assembling an intravascular imaging device includes obtaining a flex circuit including a first layer having a plurality of transducers and a second layer having an acoustic backing material; and positioning the flex circuit directly around a distal portion of a flexible elongate member.