Ultrasonic ablation catheter device having multiple ultrasound transmission members
US5368557A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 5, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0183
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultrasound catheter device for transmitting ultrasound into a mammalian body comprising an elongate catheter body having at least one lumen extending longitudinally therethrough. Also extending longitudinally through the lumen are at least two ultrasound transmission members, each of which have a proximal end coupleable to an external ultrasound source and a distal end which terminates near the distal end of the catheter.
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