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US 2017/0303896 A1Published application
Inflatable balloons for a foldable apparatus
AssigneeBiosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
InventorsMeir Bar-Tal, Dudu Haimovich, Roee Haimovich
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Abstract
Described embodiments include an apparatus that includes a plurality of flaps configured to fold over each other in a folded configuration. Each one of the flaps includes one or more ultrasound transducer elements. One or more balloons are coupled to the flaps, the balloons being configured to, upon being inflated, unfold the flaps from the folded configuration. Other embodiments are also described.
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Apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of flaps configured to fold over each other in a folded configuration, each one of the flaps comprising one or more ultrasound transducer elements;
- and
- one or more balloons coupled to the flaps, the balloons being configured to, upon being inflated, unfold the flaps from the folded configuration.
A method, comprising:
- inserting a catheter into an intra body space;
- passing a plurality of flaps from the catheter, the plurality of flaps being folded over each other in a folded configuration;
- and
- unfolding the flaps from the folded configuration, by inflating one or more balloons coupled to the flaps.
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Apparatus, comprising:
- a catheter;
- a plurality of flaps configured to fold over each other in a folded configuration, and to fit inside the catheter while in the folded configuration;
- and
- one or more balloons coupled to the flaps, the balloons being configured to, upon being inflated, unfold the flaps from the folded configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.