Patent ID: 11883235
Assignee: PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method for treating a target site within a body lumen of a patient comprising:
positioning a flexible elongate member of an intraluminal ultrasound device within the body lumen of the patient, the flexible elongate member including a first ultrasound transducer array and a second transducer array;
obtaining ultrasound imaging data of the body lumen with the first ultrasound transducer array of the intraluminal ultrasound device; and
applying ultrasound therapy to the target site within the body lumen with the second ultrasound transducer array;
wherein the flexible elongate member comprises a distal portion and has a longitudinal axis, the flexible elongate member comprising a first tubular member and a second tubular member connected by a flexible joint, the first ultrasound transducer array being disposed distally from the flexible joint and the second ultrasound transducer array disposed proximally from the flexible joint.