ULTRASOUND IMAGING PROBE

摘要

A miniature intravascular ultrasonic imaging probe (12) includes a probe guide (14), a holder (36), an ultrasonic transducer (34) mounted within said holder (36), means (33) for connecting said holder (36) to an axially distal end of said probe guide (12), and electrical cable means (28) positioned within said probe guide (12) for transmitting electrical signals to/from said transducer (34) The means for connecting includes a tube section (33), an outwardly flared region formed at a distal end of said tube section, and an inwardly tapered region formed at a proximal end of said holder (36) and surrounding said outwardly flared region of said tube section (33).