Patent ID: 7846101

Claim:
An ultrasound transducer assembly for facilitating providing images from within a cavity, the ultrasound transducer assembly comprising: an ultrasound transducer array comprising a set of ultrasound transducer elements, wherein the ultrasound transducer array is substantially cylindrical in shape; integrated circuitry; and a flexible circuit to which the ultrasound transducer array and integrated circuitry arc attached during fabrication of the ultrasound transducer assembly, the flexible circuit comprising: a flexible substrate to which the integrated circuitry and transducer elements are attached; and electrically conductive lines deposited upon the flexible substrate for transporting electrical signals between the integrated circuitry and the transducer elements; wherein the ultrasound transducer array, the integrated circuitry, the flexible circuit, and the flexible substrate are dimensioned for insertion within a blood vessel.