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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Norman H. Hossack, Folsom, CA (US);
Andy Gerhardt, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 5/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for forward looking imaging are provided. A system for imaging a vessel of a patient comprises an elongated sheath having a proximal and a distal end. The sheath includes a flexible body with a first lumen in communication with a distal opening at the distal end. The system further comprises an imaging core disposed within the first lumen. The imaging core includes a transducer subassembly sized to extend within the first lumen. The transducer subassembly is adapted to transmit a beam, distally of the elongated sheath, through the distal opening.