Patent ID: 11883233
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  G  H | IPC A  B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. An intraluminal ultrasound imaging device, comprising:
a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion; and
an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, the ultrasound imaging assembly configured to obtain imaging data of the body lumen, the ultrasound imaging assembly comprising a transducer array comprising:
a substrate separated into a plurality of spaced-apart segments, wherein each of the plurality of spaced-apart segments comprises a first sidewall comprising wave-like features propagating along a first direction and a second direction that are perpendicular to one another;
a hard mask layer disposed over the plurality of spaced-apart segments; and
at least one transducer element disposed over the hard mask layer.