JP2016501678A - 血管内超音波画像化装置、インターフェースアーキテクチャ、および製造方法 - Google Patents
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- 細長い可撓性部材と、
前記細長い可撓性部材の遠位部に配置されている超音波スキャナアセンブリであって、前記超音波スキャナアセンブリは超音波トランスデューサアレイを含む、超音波スキャナアセンブリと、
前記細長い可撓性部材の近位部に配置されているインターフェース結合器と、
前記超音波スキャナアセンブリと前記インターフェース結合器との間で前記細長い可撓性部材の中に配置され、前記細長い可撓性部材の長さに沿って延伸するケーブルであって、前記ケーブルは、前記超音波スキャナアセンブリおよび前記インターフェース結合器を電気的に結合する4つの導体を含む、ケーブルと
を備える、血管内超音波(IVUS)デバイス。 - 前記ケーブルは、接地シールドをさらに備える、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記接地シールドは前記4つの導体のうちの少なくとも1つを囲む、請求項2に記載のデバイス。
- 前記4つの導体のうちの少なくとも1つは前記接地シールドによって囲まれない、請求項3に記載のデバイス。
- 前記超音波スキャナアセンブリは、論理デバイスおよび分圧器をさらに含む、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記分圧器は、前記論理デバイスに動作電圧を供給するように構成されている、請求項5に記載のデバイス。
- 前記4つの導体のうちの第1の導体対は前記分圧器に電気的に結合されており、前記第1の導体対は、前記分圧器に入力電圧を供給するように構成されている、請求項6に記載のデバイス。
- 前記超音波スキャナアセンブリは、前記第1の導体対に電気的に結合されている増幅器をさらに含む、請求項7に記載のデバイス。
- 前記第1の導体対は、前記増幅器から前記インターフェース結合器へと信号を送信するように構成されている、請求項8に記載のデバイス。
- 前記超音波スキャナアセンブリは、前記第1の導体対に電気的に結合されているインターフェース復号器をさらに含む、請求項5に記載のデバイス。
- 前記第1の導体対は、前記インターフェース結合器から前記インターフェース復号器へと制御信号を送信するように構成されている、請求項10に記載のデバイス。
- 前記4つの導体は、星形構成に配置されている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記4つの導体は、平衡信号リード対を含むように配置されている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記4つの導体は、不平衡信号リード対を含むように配置されている、請求項13に記載のデバイス。
- 前記平衡信号リード対は、互いに対して対角線上で反対に向いており、前記不平衡信号リード対は、互いに対して対角線上で反対に向いている、請求項14に記載のデバイス。
- 前記4つの導体は、2つの平衡信号リード対を含むように配置されている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記超音波スキャナアセンブリは、トランスデューサ制御回路をさらに含み、前記トランスデューサ制御回路は、前記ケーブルおよび前記超音波トランスデューサに電気的に結合されている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記超音波トランスデューサおよび前記トランスデューサ制御回路はフレックス回路に電気的および物理的に結合されている、請求項17に記載のデバイス。
- 前記細長い可撓性部材の近位部に結合されている患者インターフェースモジュール(PIM)結合器をさらに備える、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記超音波スキャナアセンブリは、複数のトランスデューサ制御回路を含むコントローラ部分であって、前記コントローラ部分は前記超音波スキャナアセンブリの近位部に隣接して配置されている、コントローラ部分と、
複数の超音波トランスデューサを含むトランスデューサ部分であって、前記トランスデューサ部分は、前記超音波スキャナアセンブリの遠位部に隣接して配置されている、トランスデューサ部分と、
前記コントローラ部分と前記トランスデューサ部分との間に配置されている遷移部分と
を含む、請求項1に記載のデバイス。 - 前記コントローラ部分は、第1の縦方向長さを有し、前記遷移部分は、第2の縦方向長さを有し、前記第2の縦方向長さは前記第1の縦方向長さ以下である、請求項20に記載のデバイス。
- 前記コントローラ部分は、実質的に円形である断面形状を有する、請求項20に記載のデバイス。
- 前記複数のトランスデューサ制御回路は、少なくとも9個のトランスデューサ制御回路を含む、請求項20に記載のデバイス。
- 前記複数のトランスデューサ制御回路は、9個のトランスデューサ制御回路から構成されている、請求項23に記載のデバイス。
- 前記9個のトランスデューサ制御回路のうちの1つはマスタコントローラであり、残りの8個のトランスデューサ制御回路はスレーブコントローラである、請求項24に記載のデバイス。
- 基板と、
環状構成において前記基板上に配置されている複数の超音波トランスデューサと、
前記基板上に配置されている複数のトランスデューサ制御回路と
を備える超音波スキャナアセンブリであって、
前記複数のトランスデューサ制御回路のトランスデューサ制御回路は、前記複数のトランスデューサ制御回路の隣接するトランスデューサ制御回路の第2の端部とインターフェースするように構成されている第1の端部を含む、超音波スキャナアセンブリ。 - 前記第1の端部は、前記トランスデューサ制御回路と前記隣接するトランスデューサ制御回路との間の位置整合を維持するように構成されている、請求項26に記載のスキャナアセンブリ。
- 前記第1の端部は、前記第2の端部の陥凹部と整列するように構成されている突起を含み、前記第2の端部の突起と整列するように構成されている陥凹部をさらに含む、請求項26に記載のスキャナアセンブリ。
- 血管内超音波(IVUS)デバイスを製造する方法であって、前記方法は、
コントローラ、犠牲領域、および確保領域を有する半導体デバイスを提供するステップと、
1つまたは複数の凹状区画を画定するために前記犠牲領域の一部を除去するステップと、
前記1つまたは複数の凹状区画の中に弾性材料を導入するステップと、
前記半導体デバイス上に回路構造を形成するステップであって、前記回路構造は、前記弾性材料および前記コントローラに接触し、それによって、前記コントローラは前記回路構造に電気的に結合される、形成するステップと、
前記回路構造から前記弾性材料を除去するステップと、
超音波トランスデューサを前記回路構造に取り付けるステップと
を含む、方法。 - 前記回路構造から前記弾性材料を除去するステップは、前記回路構造から前記半導体デバイスの前記犠牲領域を除去するステップを含む、請求項29に記載の方法。
- 前記回路構造を形成するステップは、
相互接続を形成するために前記半導体デバイスに対して金属化を実施するステップと、
前記半導体デバイス上に柔軟なフィルムを形成するステップであって、前記柔軟なフィルムは前記相互接続に接合される、形成するステップと
を含む、請求項29に記載の方法。 - 前記回路構造を形成するステップは、
グランド層を形成するために前記柔軟なフィルムに対して第2の金属化を実施するステップと、
前記グランド層上に外側絶縁体を堆積するステップと
をさらに含む、請求項31に記載の方法。 - 前記犠牲領域にくぼみを付けるステップは、位置整合構造をさらに形成し、
前記回路構造に前記超音波トランスデューサを取り付けるステップは、前記位置整合構造を利用して実施される、請求項29に記載の方法。
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