Therapeutic ultrasonic catheter for delivering a uniform energy dose
US6296619A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2007/0078
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of treating a target region in a body lumen, said method comprising: directing a uniform dose of ultrasonic energy from an interior of the lumen radially outward over a treatment length of the lumen, wherein the dosage of ultrasonic energy received at any one point along the length varies by no more than plus or minus 6 decibels from that received at any other point along the length.
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