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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Woojin Kim, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael Klitzke, Fremont, CA (US);
Mark Sheward, San Ramon, CA (US);
Brad Jeffrey Neiman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Woojin Kim, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael Klitzke, Fremont, CA (US);
Mark Sheward, San Ramon, CA (US);
Brad Jeffrey Neiman, San Francisco, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A catheter tip device and methods for manufacturing a catheter tip device are disclosed, the device comprising a transducer module attached to a capsule, wherein the transducer module comprises a carrier including a recessed die-attach area, a transducer die located in the recessed die-attach area, and at least one conductive lead deposited onto the carrier and interconnected to the transducer die. The recessed die-attach area has an outer perimeter greater than the outer perimeter of the transducer die forming a groove between at least one edge of the transducer die and the outer perimeter in which an adhesive agent is located to attach the transducer die to the recessed die-attach area. The methods of manufacturing the catheter tip device involve the use of an array of carriers.