Title:
凹状フェーズドアレイ・撮像カテーテル
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4705168
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The present invention generally relates to medical devices, and more particularly to an improved intravascular device. In one embodiment, an intravascular device includes a catheter having proximal and distal portions, and a phased array of imaging elements, having edge elements each having angles of emission, located in the distal portion of the catheter, wherein the phased array is concaved having a radius of curvature such that when the phased array is steered in a maximal azimuthal direction, the angles of emission of the edge elements are substantially similar.
Inventors:
Pay Jay Khao
Jean Earl Yuan
Michael Jay Tierney
Jean Earl Yuan
Michael Jay Tierney
Application Number:
JP2008519652A
Publication Date:
June 22, 2011
Filing Date:
June 29, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Limited
International Classes:
A61B8/12; A61B1/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2001299755A | ||||
| JP4336051A | ||||
| JP2001327505A | ||||
| JP9299370A | ||||
| JP2002214127A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sadao Kumakura
Disciple Maru Ken
Ino Sato
Mitsuru Matsushita
Ichiro Kurasawa
Disciple Maru Ken
Ino Sato
Mitsuru Matsushita
Ichiro Kurasawa