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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James D Koger, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Anthony J Pantages, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
SCIMED Life Systems, Inc., Natick, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; H04R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600459 ; 600466 ; 600467 ; 29 2535 ;
Abstract
A transducer assembly having an improved external connection configuration, a method for manufacturing such a transducer assembly, and a catheter system incorporating the transducer assembly. The improved connection configuration is achieved by creating a conductive path from an upper electrode of the transducer to an upper surface of the transducer assembly so that an external electrical lead can be attached to the active portion of the transducer element via the path.