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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
Roger N. Hastings, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Michael J. Pikus, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Tat-jin Teo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kevin D. Edmunds, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Roger N. Hastings, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Michael J. Pikus, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Tat-Jin Teo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kevin D. Edmunds, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter assembly for an intravascular ultrasound system includes an imaging core configured and arranged for inserting into a distal end of a lumen of a catheter. The imaging core includes at least one transducer mounted to a driveshaft and configured and arranged for transforming applied electrical signals to acoustic signals and also for transforming received echo signals to electrical signals. A motor is coupled to the driveshaft between the one or more transducers and the transformer. The motor includes a rotatable magnet and at least two magnetic field windings disposed around at least a portion of the magnet.