Patent ID: 11883232
Assignee: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 11:
12. A radial ultrasound capsule system comprising:
a catheter comprising:
a proximal end;
a distal end comprising:
a side exit port located proximal from the distal face;
a lumen configured to extend from the proximal end to the side exit port;
a ramp located at a distal end of the lumen; and
a cap configured to connect to the distal end of the catheter, the cap includes two orientation pins oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cap less than 180° from each other along an arc of the cap, wherein the two orientation pins extend from a proximal end of the cap to a distal end of the cap; and
an ultrasound device sealed within the cap comprising;
a motor;
a rotating shaft coupled to the motor; and
an ultrasound transducer coupled to a distal end of the rotating shaft,
wherein a proximal face of the cap is a same diameter as the distal face of the distal end of the catheter.