BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.;GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
发明人:
DEGERTEKIN, F. LEVENT,BAR-TAL, MEIR
申请号:
CA2994309
公开号:
CA2994309A1
申请日:
2016.10.24
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要:
Apparatus, including an insertion tube, configured to be inserted into a body cavity and having a first lumen having a first lumen diameter and a distal opening, and a tubular channel, having a second lumen and an outer channel diameter smaller than the first lumen diameter, inserted into the first lumen. The apparatus includes a support structure, configured to be passed through a space between an inner wall of the insertion tube and an outer wall of the tubular channel to the distal opening in a folded state and to unfold, upon exit of the support structure through the distal opening, in a direction transverse to the first lumen to reach a support dimension that is greater than the first lumen diameter. A plurality of planar two-dimensional arrays of ultrasonic transducers are supported by the support structure, the arrays having transverse dimensions less than the first lumen diameter.