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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Charles Davies, Folsom, CA (US);
Norman Hugh Hossack, Folsom, CA (US);
Assignee:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound catheter assembly having a rotatable transducer assembly is disclosed. The ultrasound catheter assembly includes an elongate flexible shaft having a lumen and a proximal end and a distal end. The catheter assembly further includes a drive member that engages the transducer assembly at a distal end of the catheter. Rotation of the drive member in a first direction causes the transducer assembly to rotate in an oscillatory fashion in a second direction.