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Compact rotationally steerable ultrasound transducer

  • US 5,575,288 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 11/19/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An ultrasonic imaging system having a remote ultrasound console and a probe connected thereto for inspecting an interior region of a body, comprising:

  • a scanhead housing disposed at a distal end of the probe;

    a transducer mounted upon a rotatable support structure within the scanhead housing;

    means for electrically connecting the transducer to the remote ultrasound console; and

    a magnetic sensor connected to the rotatable support structure and electrically coupled to the remote ultrasound console.

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