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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
May. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark A. Maguire, San Jose, CA (US);
James C. Peacock, III, San Carlos, CA (US);
Alan K. Schaer, San Jose, CA (US);
Veijo Suorsa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Atrionix, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/818 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/818 ;
Abstract
A medical device assembly and method provides an ultrasound transducer mounted onto a catheter shaft. The ultrasound transducer is mounted such that there is a radial separation between the transducer and the underlying catheter shaft. The transducer is mounted on support structures which do not bridge the gap between the transducer and delivery member. The location of the support structures provides for an “airbacked” transducer that is very efficient and prevents heat build-up in the materials in contact therewith.
Published as:
CA2409716A1; WO0187169A1; AU6321301A; US2002022833A1; EP1296598A1; US6599288B2; US2003195496A1; JP2003533265A; AU2001263213B2; EP1296598B1; ATE378009T1; DE60131398D1; DE60131398T2; CA2409716C; WO0187169A9; JP4754148B2;