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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
May. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Walter T. Wilser, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lex Garbini, El Granada, CA (US);
Inventors:
Walter T. Wilser, Cupertino, CA (US);
Lex Garbini, El Granada, CA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ultrasonic imaging tube is provided. A tube body has a longitudinal axis and a circumference. A first transducer array is disposed in the body along the longitudinal axis. A second transducer array is disposed in the body along the longitudinal axis. The first transducer array is substantially parallel with the second transducer array. The first transducer array and the second transducer array are at a first non-zero angle to each other about the longitudinal axis.