发明名称 |
Treatment of vascular occlusions using ultrasonic energy and microbubbles |
摘要 |
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of treating a vascular occlusion located at a treatment site within a patient's vasculature comprises positioning an ultrasound catheter at the treatment site. The method further comprises delivering a microbubble therapeutic compound from the ultrasound catheter to the vascular occlusion during a first treatment phase. The method further comprises pausing the delivery of the microbubble therapeutic compound and delivering ultrasonic energy from the ultrasound catheter to the vascular occlusion during a second treatment phase while the delivery of microbubble therapeutic compound remains paused.
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申请公布号 |
US7648478(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2010.01.19 |
申请号 |
US20080046375 |
申请日期 |
2008.03.11 |
申请人 |
EKOS CORPORATION |
发明人 |
SOLTANI AZITA;HANSMANN DOUGLAS R. |
分类号 |
A61B17/20;A61M31/00;A61M37/00 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/20 |
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