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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Larry Dick, San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas E. Milner, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel D. Sims, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Larry Dick, San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas E. Milner, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel D. Sims, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Volcano Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 5/0062 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter for in vivo imaging comprising a monolithic outer sheath terminating in a monolithic atraumatic tip having a guidewire lumen. The catheter for in vivo imaging comprising a rotary drive shaft that passes through a central lumen of the monolithic outer sheath to impart rotary motion.