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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2005
Paul W. Rehrig, Port Matilda, PA (US);
Xiaoning Jiang, State College, PA (US);
Wesley S. Hackenberger, State College, PA (US);
Jian R. Yuan, Hayward, CA (US);
Richard Romley, Tracy, CA (US);
Paul W. Rehrig, Port Matilda, PA (US);
Xiaoning Jiang, State College, PA (US);
Wesley S. Hackenberger, State College, PA (US);
Jian R. Yuan, Hayward, CA (US);
Richard Romley, Tracy, CA (US);
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to medical devices, and more particularly to an improved medical imaging device. In one embodiment, an imaging device includes a drive shaft having proximal and distal ends received within the lumen; and an imaging transducer assembly coupled to the distal end of the drive shaft and positioned at the distal portion of the elongate member. The imaging transducer assembly includes one or more imaging transducers formed with a piezoelectric composite plate using photolithography based micromachining.