Patent ID: 11911215
Assignee: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 12:
13. An ultrasound array for a catheter or intraluminal probe, the ultrasound array comprising:
a housing configured for insertion into a patient; and
a plurality of multi-element transducers slidable relative to each other within the housing, the plurality multi-element transducers configurable in first and second imaging apertures while within the patient, the first imaging aperture shaped differently than the second imaging aperture, the first imaging aperture formed by sliding from the plurality of multi-element transducers arranged in the second imaging aperture,
wherein the plurality of multi-element transducers are stacked to form the second imaging aperture, the second aperture being wider than each of the plurality of multi-element transducers and the first aperture being longer than each of the plurality of multi-element transducers.