Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Catheter with deflectable imaging device
- Patent Title (中): 导管与偏转成像装置
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Application No.: US12163325Application Date: 2008-06-27
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Publication No.: US08285362B2Publication Date: 2012-10-09
- Inventor: Dennis R. Dietz , Paul N. Latulippe , David J. Messick , Craig T. Nordhausen , Clyde G. Oakley , Ryan C. Patterson , Jim H. Polenske
- Applicant: Dennis R. Dietz , Paul N. Latulippe , David J. Messick , Craig T. Nordhausen , Clyde G. Oakley , Ryan C. Patterson , Jim H. Polenske
- Applicant Address: US DE Newark
- Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Current Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Newark
- Agent Richard W. Ellis
- Main IPC: A61B5/05
- IPC: A61B5/05

Abstract:
An improved catheter is provided. The catheter may include a deflectable member located at a distal end of the catheter. The deflectable member may comprise an ultrasound transducer array. The catheter may include a lumen extending from a proximal end of the catheter to the distal end. The lumen may be used to deliver an interventional device to a point distal to the distal end of the catheter. The deflectable member may be selectively deflectable in a pivot-like manner through an arc of at least 90 degrees. In embodiments where the deflectable member includes an ultrasound transducer array, the ultrasound transducer array may be operable to image both when aligned with the catheter and when pivoted relative to the catheter. When pivoted relative to the catheter, the ultrasound transducer array may have a field of view distal to the distal end of the catheter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090088631A1 CATHETER Public/Granted day:2009-04-02
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