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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2003
Vance Swanson, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Zirao Zheng, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Victor I. Chornenky, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Eunsung Park, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Matthew Rust, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Vance Swanson, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Zirao Zheng, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Victor I. Chornenky, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Eunsung Park, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Matthew Rust, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for emitting x-rays comprises a housing which contains an anode having an electron receiving surface and a cathode having an electron emitting surface. A cable couples the anode to a source of high voltage. An optical fiber secured to the cable has a proximal end coupled to a source of optical energy and a distal end configured to direct the optical energy onto the cathode's electron emitting surface. The cathode emits electrons which strike the anode to create x-ray radiation.