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Title:
POWER PARAMETERS FOR ULTRASONIC CATHETER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/003130
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of applying ultrasonic energy to a treatment site within a patient's vasculature comprises positioning an ultrasound radiating member at a treatment site within a patient's vasculature. The method further comprises activating the ultrasound radiating member to produce pulses of ultrasonic energy at a cycle period T≤ 1 second. The acoustic parameters such as peak power, pulse width, pulse repetition frequency and frequency or any combination of them can be varied non-linearly.

Inventors:
SOLTANI AZITA (US)
VOLZ KIM R (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2009/049634
Publication Date:
April 01, 2010
Filing Date:
July 02, 2009
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Assignee:
EKOS CORP (US)
International Classes:
A61N7/00; A61M25/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO2003051208A12003-06-26
Foreign References:
US5720710A1998-02-24
US20040024347A12004-02-05
US20080319376A12008-12-25
US20080171965A12008-07-17
Other References:
See also references of EP 2307097A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ALTMAN, Daniel, E. (LLP2040 Main Street,Fourteenth Floo, Irvine CA, US)
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