Patent ID: 11911215
Assignee: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An ultrasound probe for ultrasound imaging, the ultrasound probe comprising:
a housing configured for insertion into a patient, the housing having an expandable portion;
a guide within the housing;
a first two-dimensional array of elements connected with the guide; and
a second two-dimensional array of elements connected with the guide,
wherein the first two-dimensional array is slidable along the guide relative to the second two-dimensional array to form first and second imaging apertures of the ultrasound imaging while the housing and the first and second two-dimensional arrays are within the patient,
wherein the first imaging aperture is longer and narrower than the second imaging aperture, and
wherein the first two-dimensional array of elements and the second two-dimensional array of elements are stacked to form the second imaging aperture.