Patent ID: 8753281

Claim:
An intravascular imaging system comprising: a first image processing device; a second image processing device; a probe, in electrical communication with the first and second image processing devices, the probe comprising a rotatable optical fiber; a torque wire, the rotatable optical fiber disposed in the torque wire; a first coil; a second coil, wherein the first coil and the second coil are disposed at a proximal end of the probe; a probe tip comprising an angled optical assembly in optical communication with the rotatable optical fiber and the first image processing device; and an ultrasound transducer in electrical communication with the first coil and the second image processing device wherein a portion of the rotatable optical fiber is disposed in the first coil; a fiber optic connector coupled to the rotatable optical fiber; and a display device for outputting of images processed by the first and the second image processing devices.