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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Grace Kim, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Tat-jin Teo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Barbara Huibregtse, Westborough, MA (US);
Grace Kim, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Tat-Jin Teo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Barbara Huibregtse, Westborough, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter assembly includes a catheter and a delivery element. The catheter has a distal end with a distal tip, a proximal end, and a longitudinal length. The catheter includes a body that defines a central lumen extending along the catheter to the distal end. The catheter also includes a forward-facing transducer array disposed at the distal tip of the catheter. The transducer array is configured and arranged for transforming applied electrical signals to acoustic signals and also for transforming received echo signals to electrical signals. At least one catheter conductor is electrically coupled to the transducer array and extends along the catheter. The delivery element is disposed in the lumen of the catheter. The delivery element includes a distal tip that is configured and arranged for contacting patient tissue. The distal tip of the delivery element is configured and arranged to extend beyond the distal tip of the catheter.