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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
May. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Robert Zelenka, Milpitas, CA (US);
Ruth E. Beeby, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Zelenka, Milpitas, CA (US);
Ruth E. Beeby, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
ACIST Medical Systems, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); B29C 65/18 (2006.01); B29C 65/68 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 61/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); B29C 61/006 (2013.01); B29C 65/02 (2013.01); B29C 65/18 (2013.01); B29C 65/68 (2013.01); B29C 66/0042 (2013.01); B29C 66/1142 (2013.01); B29C 66/1282 (2013.01); B29C 66/12841 (2013.01); B29C 66/5221 (2013.01); B29C 66/63 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29C 66/8122 (2013.01); B29C 66/919 (2013.01); B29C 66/91421 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7542 (2013.01);
Abstract
An imaging window of an imaging catheter includes a first imaging window section and a second imaging window section. The first imaging window section has a finite length and is formed from a first material having a flexural modulus. The second imaging window section has a finite length and is formed from a second material having a flexural modulus. The flexural modulus of the first material is different than the flexural modulus of the second material.