High-frequency thrombectomy catheter

摘要

This invention relates to a catheter comprising a tube-like basic body with a proximal and a distal end and a high-frequency generator associated with the catheter used for the purpose of generating high-frequency mechanical vibrations at the distal end of the catheter. The catheter comprises a lumen to be filled with liquid which is connected at the proximal end to an area inside of which a high-frequency moveable member of the high-frequency generator is located and wherein at the distal end of the catheter guiding means have been arranged for deflecting high frequency longitudinal waves travelling through the liquid inside the lumen in a lateral direction. <IMAGE>