Method of manufacturing a rotational intravascular ultrasound probe

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8465686
APP PUB NO 20100160788A1
SERIAL NO

12339477

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A rotational intravascular ultrasound probe for insertion into a vasculature and a method of manufacturing the same. The rotational intravascular ultrasound probe comprises an elongate catheter having a flexible body and an elongate transducer shaft disposed within the flexible body. The transducer shaft comprises a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a drive shaft extending from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion, an ultrasonic transducer disposed near the distal end portion for obtaining a circumferential image through rotation, and a transducer housing molded to the drive shaft and the ultrasonic transducer.

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VOLCANO CORPORATION3721 VALLEY CENTRE DRIVE SUITE 500 SAN DIEGO CA 92130

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Davies, Stephen Charles El Dorado Hills, US 26 795
Hossack, Norman Folsom, US 3 103
Smith, Peter Howard Elk Grove, US 23 414

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