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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
Applicant:
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
Inventor:
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is generally directed towards an imaging transducer assembly. Generally, the imaging transducer assembly is combined with a sensor of a medical positioning system. In one aspect, the transducer assembly and the sensor share the same voltage source. In another aspect of the invention, the sensor surrounds a portion of the imaging transducer assembly, forming a housing that reinforces the assembly.