Patent ID: 8211025

Claim:
A catheter comprising: a catheter body located at a proximal end of said catheter; a tip portion located at a distal end of said catheter; an ultrasound transducer array located in the tip portion; a flexible cable configured to provide electrical connections to said ultrasound transducer, said flexible cable extending from said ultrasound transducer in said tip portion into said catheter body, wherein said flexible cable comprises a rotating section and a non-rotating section; a motor located in the tip portion and configured to rotate said ultrasound transducer array around an axis of said catheter using a drive shaft; a cylindrical bearing located in the tip portion configured to at least one of align the ultrasound transducer array within the tip portion and reduce friction between the ultrasound transducer array and the tip portion; a bulkhead configured to separate said tip portion from said catheter body and configured to separate said rotating section of said flexible cable and said non-rotating section of said flexible cable; a plurality of wires configured to move said tip portion in a plurality of directions; a first control configured to manipulate said plurality of wires in two primary directions of movement for said tip portion; and a second control configured to manipulate said plurality of wires in two secondary directions of movement for said tip portion.