CHOU, DERRICK REN-YU,CORVI, TIMOTHY J.,JULIAN, MARCUS FREDERICK,KNIGHT, DARRYL ALAN,ROMAN, RICARDO DAVID,FLAHERTY, J. CHRISTOPHER
申请号:
CA2899311
公开号:
CA2899311A1
申请日:
2014.02.07
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
Provided is a flex-PCB catheter device that is configured to be inserted into a body lumen. The flex-PCB catheter comprises an elongate shaft, an expandable assembly, a flexible printed circuit board (flex-PCB) substrate, a plurality of electronic components and a plurality of communication paths. The elongate shaft comprises a proximal end and a distal end. The expandable assembly is configured to transition from a radially compact state to a radially expanded state. The plurality of electronic elements are coupled to the flex-PCB substrate and are configured to receive and/or transmit an electric signal. The plurality of communication paths are positioned on and/or within the flex-PCB substrate. The communication paths selectively couple the plurality of electronic elements to a plurality of electrical contacts configured to electrically connect to an electronic module configured to process the electrical signal. The flex-PCB substrate can have multiple layers, including one or more metallic layers. Acoustic matching elements and conductive traces can be includes in the flex-PCB substrate.