Title:
SELF-COOLING ULTRASOUND ABLATION CATHETER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/047454
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Systems for nerve and tissue modulation are disclosed. An example system may include an intravascular nerve modulation system including an elongated shaft having a proximal end region and a distal end region. The system may further include a bar element extending distally from the distal end region of the elongated shaft and one or more ablation transducers affixed to the bar element.
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Inventors:
TRAN BINH C (US)
JENSON MARK L (US)
JENSON MARK L (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/060955
Publication Date:
May 30, 2014
Filing Date:
September 20, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC (US)
International Classes:
A61N7/02; A61B17/22; A61N7/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2008126070A2 | 2008-10-23 |
Foreign References:
| US20120215106A1 | 2012-08-23 | |||
| US20120232326A1 | 2012-09-13 | |||
| US20050240231A1 | 2005-10-27 |
Other References:
ANDREW EASTMAN ET AL: "Thrust measurements and flow field analysis of a piezoelectrically actuated oscillating cantilever", EXPERIMENTS IN FLUIDS ; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS TO FLUID FLOW, SPRINGER, BERLIN, DE, vol. 53, no. 5, 5 September 2012 (2012-09-05), pages 1533 - 1543, XP035133497, ISSN: 1432-1114, DOI: 10.1007/S00348-012-1373-6
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WICKHEM, J. Scot (Tufte & Wickhem LLC,1221 Nicollet Avenue, Suite 80, Minneapolis Minnesota, US)
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