Patent ID: 11957508
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An intraluminal imaging device, comprising:
a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion; and
an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, the ultrasound imaging assembly comprising:
a support member different than, and coupled to the distal portion of, the flexible elongate member, wherein the support member comprises a central lumen extending longitudinally through an entire length of the support member; and
a flexible substrate positioned around the support member, wherein the flexible substrate comprises:
a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements;
a plurality of control circuits spaced from the plurality of ultrasound transducer elements in a longitudinal direction;
a plurality of slits extending in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction,

wherein the plurality of slits is configured to allow an arrangement of the plurality of control circuits relative to the plurality of ultrasound transducer elements, wherein the arrangement comprises the plurality of control circuits being disposed radially inward relative to the plurality of ultrasound transducer elements, and
wherein, in the longitudinal direction, the plurality of slits is positioned between the plurality of control circuits and the plurality of ultrasound transducer elements.