Patent ID: 11903759
Assignee: PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  H | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An intravascular imaging device, comprising:
a flexible elongate member sized and shaped for insertion into a vessel of a patient, wherein the flexible elongate member comprises:
a proximal portion and a distal portion along a longitudinal direction, and
an outer surface along a radial direction; and
a flex circuit disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member,

wherein the flex circuit comprises:
a first end portion along the longitudinal direction, wherein the first end portion comprises a first middle layer, a first top layer, a first bottom layer, and wherein the first middle layer comprises a plurality of transducers, wherein the first middle layer is positioned between the first top layer and the first bottom layer in the radial direction; and
a second end portion along the longitudinal direction and opposite the first end portion, wherein the second end portion comprises a second middle layer, a second top layer, and a second bottom layer, wherein the second middle layer comprises a plurality of controllers, wherein the second middle layer is positioned between the second top layer and the second bottom layer in the radial direction,

wherein the flex circuit is positioned directly around the flexible elongate member such that the first bottom layer and the second bottom layer contact the outer surface of the flexible elongate member.