Patent ID: 8845558
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A catheter comprising: a handle; a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft having a central longitudinal axis; and an ultrasound assembly, coupled to the shaft, comprising first and second end portions and an ultrasound transducer disposed between the first and second end portions, wherein a radial distance from an outer surface of each of the first and second end portions to the central longitudinal axis is greater than a radial distance of an outer surface of the ultrasound transducer to the central longitudinal axis, and wherein the first and second end portions respectively comprise first and second temperature sensors and/or first and second electrodes and the entirety of the ultrasound transducer is disposed between the first and second temperature sensors and/or the first and second electrodes, wherein the first and second end portions rotate with respect to the shaft when the ultrasound transducer is rotated with respect to the shaft.