Patent ID: 11877889
Assignee: SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 26:
27. An imaging probe comprising:
a longitudinal body;
a first ultrasonic transducer provided within said longitudinal body, wherein said first ultrasonic transducer is located remote from a proximal end of said longitudinal body, and wherein said first ultrasonic transducer is configured to deliver an ultrasonic imaging beam to a region outside of said longitudinal body and to receive reflected ultrasonic imaging energy from the region;
a second ultrasonic transducer housed within said longitudinal body; and
a first electrical path and a second electrical path extending through said longitudinal body, said first electrical path and said second electrical path defining a common electrical channel;
wherein said first ultrasonic transducer and said second ultrasonic transducer are each connected to said first electrical path and said second electrical path, and wherein said first electrical path and said second electrical path are electrically connectable to an image processing system;
wherein said first ultrasonic transducer and said second ultrasonic transducer are configured to rotate in unison with a rotatable conduit housed within said longitudinal body; and
wherein said common electrical channel is housed, at least in part, within said rotatable conduit; and
wherein a conductive region on said first ultrasonic transducer is directly in contact with a conductive region on said second ultrasonic transducer.