US Patent Issued to PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY on March 17 for "Reinforcement layer for intraluminal imaging device" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,807, issued on March 17, was assigned to PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY Corp. (San Diego).

"Reinforcement layer for intraluminal imaging device" was invented by Maritess Minas (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intraluminal imaging device, includes a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient. The flexible elongate member includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The imaging device further includes an ultrasound scanner assembly configured to obtain ultrasound imaging data while positioned within the body lumen. The ultrasound scanner assembly is coupled to and positioned di...