发明名称 |
Apparatus and method for an ultrasonic medical device engaging a flexible material |
摘要 |
The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for an ultrasonic medical device having a flexible material engaging an ultrasonic probe. The flexible material surrounds a portion of a longitudinal axis of an ultrasonic probe of the ultrasonic medical device. The flexible material may extend beyond a probe tip. The flexible material cushions a tip of the ultrasonic probe and reduces the stresses on the ultrasonic probe as the ultrasonic probe is navigated within the vasculature. The ultrasonic probe may be shaped to increase a radial span of the ultrasonic medical device. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the flexible material comprises a polymer material. Additionally, the flexible material may have a high radiopacity.
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申请公布号 |
US2005043626(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.02.24 |
申请号 |
US20030646408 |
申请日期 |
2003.08.22 |
申请人 |
OMNISONICS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
发明人 |
MARCIANTE REBECCA I.;HARE BRADLEY A;RABINER ROBERT A.;O'LEARY ANTHONY W.;VARADY MARK J.;PRASAD JANNIAH S.;CHUANG ANITA J. |
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A61B17/22;A61B17/32;A61B19/00;(IPC1-7):A61B8/14 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/22 |
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