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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2023
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Szabolcs Deladi, Veldhoven, NL;
Cornelius Antonius Nicolaas Maria Van Der Vleuten, Liempde, NL;
Antonius Johannes Josephus Rademakers, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to ultrasound imaging method and apparatus suitable for minimally invasive ultrasound diagnostic devices in cardiac ablation monitoring and in tumor ablation monitoring. The present invention proposes an assembly of forward and side-facing transducers and a system of embedded forward and side-facing transducers in apertures on surfaces of the assembly. This provides control of the acoustic properties of the transducer and improved ablation monitoring when the assembly is incorporated in a medical device.