Ultrasonic ablation device adapted for guidewire passage
CA 2122834 C · Owner: Pflueger, Russell · Inventors: Nita, Henry; Pflueger, Russell
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An ultrasonic ablation device for effecting ultrasonic ablation of intravascular obstructions such as plaque or thrombi. The ultrasonic ablation device has a) an elongate catheter body (12), b) a wave guide or ultrasound transmission wire (20) extending through the elongate catheter body (12), and c) a distal head or probe member (22) positioned at the distal end of the catheter body. A guidewire lumen or passageway (14) extends longitudinally through the catheter body (12) and a guidewire aperture or passageway (60) extends through the distal head or probe (22) such that a guidewire (34) may be passed through the distal head or probe (22) and through the catheter body (12). Also disclosed …
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- Filed November 2, 1992 and granted October 5, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 2, 2012.
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