Patent ID: 11864948
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 12:
13. A system comprising:
a medical device; and
a flexible planar strip wrapped around the medical device and at least partially encapsulating the medical device, the flexible planar strip comprising:
a first dielectric layer;
a second dielectric layer;
a patterned conductive layer disposed on the second dielectric layer, the patterned conductive layer including a sensor electrode disposed at a distal end portion of the patterned conductive layer, a hub electrode disposed at the proximal end of the patterned conductive layer, and a trace connecting sensor electrode and the hub electrode;
an ultrasound sensor disposed on the sensor electrode a first surface of the ultrasound sensor configured to make electrical contact with the sensor electrode and a second surface of the ultrasound sensor exposed for making electrical contact with the medical device; and
a third dielectric layer formed on the patterned conductive layer, wherein a distal end portion of the third dielectric layer is recessed to expose the sensor electrode and a proximal end portion of the third dielectric layer is recessed to expose the hub electrode.