US Patent Issued to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS on Nov. 3 for "Intraluminal ultrasound assembly having a multiple material support member, and associated devices, systems, and methods" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,549, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Intraluminal ultrasound assembly having a multiple material support member, and associated devices, systems, and methods" was invented by David Kenneth Wrolstad (Fallbrook, Calif.), Maritess Minas (San Diego) and Nathan Andrew Williams (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intravascular imaging probe including a multiple material support member or chassis, and associated devices, systems, and methods are provided. According to one embodiment, an intraluminal ultrasound imaging catheter includes a flexible elongate member configured to be ...