Patent ID: 11857290
Assignee: HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MUNCHEN DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUR GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT (GMBH)
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 4:
5. The device according claim 4, wherein
the position stabilizing structure comprises a first thread and the at least one of the first transmitting unit or the driving unit comprises a second thread which is complementary to the first thread and mechanically coupled with the carrier unit, wherein the first thread and the second thread are in thread engagement, so that at least one of by applying a torque to the first transmitting unit or by activating the driving unit the second thread is rotated, whereby the carrier unit is rotated and translated simultaneously with respect to the position stabilizing structure, whereby the field of view of the at least one ultrasound transducer moves through the region of interest along a helical pathway.