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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Dino Francesco Cuscuna, Reading, MA (US);
Steven Michael Tavoletti, Reading, MA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transesophageal transducer comprising: a transesophageal handle; a transesophageal probe tip; a probe tip control cable extending from the transesophageal handle to the transesophageal probe tip, wherein the probe tip control cable controls at least one of rotation and flexing of the probe tip in one or more directions; a torque protection mechanism positioned along the probe tip control cable, wherein the torque protection mechanism is configured to prevent rotation or flexing of the transesophageal probe tip at a pressure that could pose a risk to a patient.