Imaging transducer assembly
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1. An imaging catheter having distal and proximal ends and a lumen, comprising:
- an imaging transducer assembly located within the lumen of a distal portion of the catheter, the imaging transducer assembly including an imaging transducer; and
a sensor coupled to the imaging transducer within the lumen, the sensor adapted to communicate with a medical positioning system, wherein the sensor includes an antenna portion having first and second terminals, and wherein the imaging transducer assembly has a first and second transducer terminal, the first transducer terminal being coupled to a first wire and the second transducer terminal being coupled to a second wire, the imaging transducer assembly and the sensor are coupled to the first and second terminals, the first wire is coupled with one of the first and second terminals and the second wire is coupled with the other of the first and second terminals.
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Abstract
The present invention is generally directed towards an imaging transducer assembly. Generally, the imaging transducer assembly is combined with a sensor of a medical positioning system. In one aspect, the transducer assembly and the sensor share the same voltage source. In another aspect of the invention, the sensor surrounds a portion of the imaging transducer assembly, forming a housing that reinforces the assembly.
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1. An imaging catheter having distal and proximal ends and a lumen, comprising:
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an imaging transducer assembly located within the lumen of a distal portion of the catheter, the imaging transducer assembly including an imaging transducer; and a sensor coupled to the imaging transducer within the lumen, the sensor adapted to communicate with a medical positioning system, wherein the sensor includes an antenna portion having first and second terminals, and wherein the imaging transducer assembly has a first and second transducer terminal, the first transducer terminal being coupled to a first wire and the second transducer terminal being coupled to a second wire, the imaging transducer assembly and the sensor are coupled to the first and second terminals, the first wire is coupled with one of the first and second terminals and the second wire is coupled with the other of the first and second terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An imaging device for use within the lumen of a blood vessel comprising:
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a coaxial cable having an inner wire and an outer wire; a non-conductive epoxy layer surrounding the coaxial cable; a drive shaft coil, having distal and proximal ends, surrounding the non-conductive epoxy layer; an imaging transducer assembly coupled to the distal portion of the coaxial cable, wherein the imaging transducer includes a first and second terminal; and a sensor having an antenna portion coupled to the first and second terminals; wherein one of the first and second terminals is coupled with the inner wire of the coaxial cable and the other of the first and second terminals is coupled with the outer wire. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medical imaging system comprising:
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a medical positioning system; and an imaging device adapted to be inserted into a lumen of a body, the imaging device including; a catheter having distal and proximal ends and a lumen; an imaging transducer assembly located within the lumen of a distal portion of the catheter, the imaging transducer assembly including an imaging transducer; and a sensor coupled to the imaging transducer within the lumen of the catheter, the sensor adapted to communicate with the medical positioning system, wherein the sensor includes an antenna portion having first and second terminals, and wherein the imaging transducer assembly has a first and second transducer terminal, the first transducer terminal being coupled to a first wire and the second transducer terminal being coupled to a second wire, the imaging transducer assembly and the sensor are coupled to the first and second terminals, the first wire is coupled with one of the first and second terminals and the second wire is coupled with the other of the first and second terminals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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