Imaging transducer assembly
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An imaging catheter having distal and proximal ends and a lumen, comprising:
- a coaxial cable comprising a center wire, an outer shield, and a distal end;
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 adapted to communicate with a medical positioning system, wherein the sensor and the imaging transducer are each electrically coupled, in a parallel electrical configuration with respect to each other, to the center wire and the outer shield at the distal end of the coaxial cable.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
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.
29 Citations
16 Claims
-
1. An imaging catheter having distal and proximal ends and a lumen, comprising:
-
a coaxial cable comprising a center wire, an outer shield, and a distal end; 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 adapted to communicate with a medical positioning system, wherein the sensor and the imaging transducer are each electrically coupled, in a parallel electrical configuration with respect to each other, to the center wire and the outer shield at the distal end of the coaxial cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
Specification