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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
May. 13, 2011
Troy T. Tegg, Elk River, MN (US);
Andrew Senn, Minneapolis, MN (US);
James V. Kauphusman, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Michael C. Bednarek, Irvine, CA (US);
Troy T. Tegg, Elk River, MN (US);
Andrew Senn, Minneapolis, MN (US);
James V. Kauphusman, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Michael C. Bednarek, Irvine, CA (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Catheter ultrasound systems including a sheath, a handle, a sheath lumen, and an ultrasound catheter disposed within the lumen of the sheath with ultrasound elements capable of visualizing anatomical regions. The handle allowing the ultrasound catheter to rotate with respect to the sheath using a rotation adjustment knob within the handle or alternatively an separate manipulation handle attached to the proximal end of the ultrasound catheter. The sheath, ultrasound catheter, or both may also include one or more electrodes or other location sensor for both orienting the ultrasound element as well as for diagnostic purposes.