Curtis Franklin;Dennis Dreher;Dennis R. Dietz;Thomas L. Tolt;Thomas W. Shilling;Craig T. Nordhausen
发明人:
Curtis Franklin,Thomas W. Shilling,Dennis R. Dietz,Craig T. Nordhausen,Dennis Dreher,Thomas L. Tolt
申请号：
US13283354
公开号：
US20120108979A1
申请日:
2011.10.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
An imaging catheter is provided having a distal end portion selectively rotatable relative to a catheter body. A transducer array is supported by the distal end portion so that a corresponding imaging field may be selectively panned about an axis extending distally from the catheter body. The catheter may be advanced within a patient to a desired location. Optionally, the catheter may then be steered, or curved to position the transducer array. Optionally, the catheter may be rotated to further position the transducer array. Then, the imaging field may be panned without manipulation of the catheter body.
