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

Claim 13:
14. A method of assembling an intraluminal imaging device, the method comprising:
providing a flexible substrate comprising:
a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements;
a plurality of control circuits spaced from the plurality of ultrasound transducer elements in a longitudinal direction; and
a plurality of slits extending in a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; and

positioning the flexible substrate around a support member,
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,
wherein, in the longitudinal direction, the plurality of slits are positioned between the plurality of control circuits and the plurality of ultrasound transducer elements such that the plurality of control circuits is disposed radially inward relative to the plurality of ultrasound transducer elements,
wherein the support member is different than, and coupled to a distal portion of, a flexible elongate member, and
wherein the support member comprises a central lumen extending longitudinally through an entire length of the support member.