Patents by Inventor Johannes Wilhelmus WEEKEMP

Johannes Wilhelmus WEEKEMP has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11957508
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods relating to intraluminal imaging are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intraluminal imaging device is disclosed. One embodiment of the intraluminal imaging device comprises a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The intraluminal imaging device further comprises an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The imaging assembly comprises a support member, a flexible substrate positioned around the support member, a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements integrated in the flexible substrate, and a plurality of control circuits disposed on the flexible substrate at a position proximal to the plurality of transducer elements. The plurality of control circuits has an outer profile that does not extend beyond an outer profile of the plurality of transducer elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Egbertus Reinier Jacobs, Johannes Wilhelmus Weekemp, Vincent Adrianus Henneken, Marcus Cornelis Louwerse, Ronald Dekker
  • Publication number: 20230270405
    Abstract: An intraluminal ultrasound imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The device includes an ultrasound scanner assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound scanner assembly includes a flexible substrate comprising a longitudinal width extending from an inner edge to an outer edge; a control region embedded in the flexible substrate; a transducer region embedded in the flexible substrate; and a window region disposed between the outer edge of the flexible substrate and the transducer region, and wherein the window region, the transducer region, and the control region are radially arranged relative to one another. Associated devices, systems, and methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Johannes Wilhelmus WEEKEMP, Franciscus Johannes Gerardus HAKKENS, Vincent Adrianus HENNEKEN, Marcus Cornelis LOUWERSE, Ronald DEKKER
  • Patent number: 11642099
    Abstract: An intraluminal ultrasound imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The device includes an ultrasound scanner assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound scanner assembly includes a flexible substrate comprising a longitudinal width extending from an inner edge to an outer edge; a control region embedded in the flexible substrate; a transducer region embedded in the flexible substrate; and a window region disposed between the outer edge of the flexible substrate and the transducer region, and wherein the window region, the transducer region, and the control region are radially arranged relative to one another. Associated devices, systems, and methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Wilhelmus Weekemp, Franciscus Johannes Gerardus Hakkens, Vincent Adrianus Henneken, Marcus Cornelis Louwerse, Ronald Dekker
  • Patent number: 11583246
    Abstract: An intraluminal ultrasound imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The device also includes an ultrasound scanner assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound scanner assembly includes a flexible substrate; a transducer region positioned on the flexible substrate; and a control region positioned on the flexible substrate, wherein the transducer region and the control region are radially arranged relative to one another. Associated devices, systems, and methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Johannes Wilhelmus Weekemp, Adrianus Vincent Henneken, Marcus Cornelis Louwerse, Ronald Dekker, Egbertus Reinier Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20210169446
    Abstract: An intraluminal ultrasound imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The device includes an ultrasound scanner assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound scanner assembly includes a flexible substrate comprising a longitudinal width extending from an inner edge to an outer edge; a control region embedded in the flexible substrate; a transducer region embedded in the flexible substrate; and a window region disposed between the outer edge of the flexible substrate and the transducer region, and wherein the window region, the transducer region, and the control region are radially arranged relative to one another. Associated devices, systems, and methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes Wilhelmus WEEKEMP, Franciscus Johannes Gerardus HAKKENS, Vincent Adrianus HENNEKEN, Marcus Cornelis LOUWERSE, Ronald DEKKER
  • Publication number: 20210169445
    Abstract: An intraluminal ultrasound imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The device also includes an ultrasound scanner assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound scanner assembly includes a flexible substrate; a transducer region positioned on the flexible substrate; and a control region positioned on the flexible substrate, wherein the transducer region and the control region are radially arranged relative to one another. Associated devices, systems, and methods are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Johannes Wilhelmus WEEKEMP, Adrianus Vincent HENNEKEN, Marcus Cornelis LOUWERSE, Ronald DEKKER, Egbertus Reinier JACOBS
  • Publication number: 20200367854
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods relating to intraluminal imaging are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intraluminal imaging device is disclosed. One embodiment of the intraluminal imaging device comprises a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The intraluminal imaging device further comprises an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The imaging assembly comprises a support member, a flexible substrate positioned around the support member, a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements integrated in the flexible substrate, and a plurality of control circuits disposed on the flexible substrate at a position proximal to the plurality of transducer elements. The plurality of control circuits has an outer profile that does not extend beyond an outer profile of the plurality of transducer elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Egbertus Reinier JACOBS, Johannes Wilhelmus WEEKEMP, Vincent Adrianus HENNEKEN, Marcus Cornelis LOUWERSE, Ronald DEKKER
  • Publication number: 20200330072
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods relating to intraluminal imaging are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intraluminal imaging device is disclosed. One embodiment of the intraluminal imaging device comprises a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The intraluminal imaging device further comprises an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound imaging assembly comprises a support member, a flexible substrate positioned around the support member and including a proximal region and a distal region, the proximal region comprising a plurality of cutouts defining a plurality of substrate ribbons, a plurality of transducer elements integrated in the distal region of the flexible substrate, and a plurality of control circuits disposed on the proximal region of the flexible substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Egbertus Reinier JACOBS, Johannes Wilhelmus WEEKEMP, Vincent Adrianus HENNEKEN, Marcus Cornelis LOUWERSE, Ronald DEKKER