发明名称 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS COMBINING DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND WITH THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND TO ENHANCE THROMBOLYSIS |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus for combining therapeutic pulsed or continuous-wave ultrasound with diagnostic pulsed ultrasound are described. In both a therapeutic mode and in a diagnostic mode, the ultrasound is administered fr om a single probe (128) to a patient (118) suffering from thrombosis. The ultrasound can have the same or different frequency ranges in the diagnostic and therapeutic modes. The pulsed or continuous-wave ultrasound in the therapeutic mode enhances a lysing effect of a thrombolytic agent (110). The pulsed ultrasound in the diagnostic mode allows monitoring of blood flow to locate a thrombus (122), to determine an optimal window to administer the therapeutic pulsed ultrasound, and to detect when recanalization has occured . If an operator attends the device, a graphical display (600) operates during the diagnostic mode to display an image representative of the blood flow.</S DOAB> |
申请公布号 |
CA2399410(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2001.08.16 |
申请号 |
CA20012399410 |
申请日期 |
2001.02.02 |
申请人 |
SPENCER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
发明人 |
SPENCER, MERRILL P.;MOEHRING, MARK A.;VOIE, ARNE H. |
分类号 |
A61B17/00;A61B8/00;A61B8/06;A61B8/12;A61B17/22;A61B18/00;A61B19/00;A61N7/00;H04R17/00 |
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A61B17/00 |
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