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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2022
Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Maritess Minas, San Diego, CA (US);
PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
An intraluminal imaging device, includes a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient. The flexible elongate member includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The imaging device further includes an ultrasound scanner assembly configured to obtain ultrasound imaging data while positioned within the body lumen. The ultrasound scanner assembly is coupled to and positioned distally of the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The distal portion of the flexible elongate member includes a first polymer with a first hardness. The imaging device further includes a reinforcement layer extending over and directly contacting only a region of the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The reinforcement layer includes a second polymer with a different, second hardness.