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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
May. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Byong-ho Park, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Oren Levy, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Byong-Ho Park, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Oren Levy, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a new forward-looking ultrasound device including a local actuator embedded inside an elongate member such as a guide wire or catheter. The present invention includes an ultrasound transducer element configured to engage with the local actuator and rotate about an axis of rotation at least when the ultrasound transducer element and the local actuator are engaged. Also disclosed are methods of using the same.