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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2008
Robert Zelenka, Milpitas, CA (US);
Thomas C. Moore, Livermore, CA (US);
Robert Zelenka, Milpitas, CA (US);
Thomas C. Moore, Livermore, CA (US);
Silicon Valley Medical Instruments, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
An imaging probe for use in a catheter for ultrasonic imaging is provided. The catheter may be of the type including a sheath having an opening at a distal end for conducting a fluid there through. The imaging probe includes a distal housing coupled to a drive shaft for rotation, a transducer within the distal housing for generating and sensing ultrasonic waves, and a fluid flow promoter that promotes flow of the fluid within the sheath across the transducer.
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