Intravascular imaging apparatus and methods for use and manufact

Details Intravascular imaging apparatus and methods for use and manufact Intravascular imaging apparatus and methods for use and manufact

1992-06-08

1995-08-08

Manuel, George

Surgery

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ABSTRACT:
A device for ultrasonic imaging, and methods for the use an manufacture thereof, particularly of small coronary vessels. The device comprises an elongate member with a distal end that can be positioned within a small vessel of a patient's body while a proximal end is located outside the body, a transducer located at a distal end of the elongate member and operable to scan the distal coronary vessels with ultrasonic pulses, and a signal processor connected to a proximal end of the elongate member and to the transducer for generating and receiving pulses to and from the transducer. A motor may be also connected to the proximal end of the elongate member for rotating the transducer.

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