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Ultrasound catheter

US7914509B2 · kind B2 · utility

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240References

6Claims

0Family size

Assignee

EKOS CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Frederick J. Bennett · Issaquah, US
John Zhang · New York, US
Gary Lichttenegger · Woodinville, US
James E. Rodriguey · Seattle, US
Katsuro Tachibana · Fukuoka, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 15, 2007
Grant date	Mar 29, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 28, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T156/10
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a catheter system. The system comprises a catheter body having a chamber containing a low acoustic impedance medium. The catheter body includes an elongated body with an external surface and an ultrasound transducer having an external side between a first end and a second end. The ultrasound transducer is positioned over the external surface of the elongated body such that the first end is adjacent to the chamber.

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