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Connector for securing ultrasound catheter to transducer

  • US 10,349,964 B2
  • Filed: 09/02/2016
  • Issued: 07/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system comprising:

  • an ultrasound transducer housing containing a transducer horn that is connected to a signal generator;

    a transducer mechanism comprising a slide collar assembly that comprises an outer ring that is disposed around an inner ring having a longitudinal slit through a wall of the inner ring;

    anda catheter having;

    a flexible body;

    a proximal end;

    a distal end;

    at least one longitudinal lumen;

    an ultrasound transmission member having a proximal end and disposed in the lumen;

    a connector joining the proximal end of the ultrasound transmission member and the transducer horn;

    a knob having a proximal end that is coupled to the distal end of the transducer housing, the knob having a proximal bore that houses the connector;

    anda nesting piece that is retained inside the proximal bore of the knob, the nesting piece movable from a first position where the connector is received inside the nesting piece to a second position where the connector is separated from the nesting piece.

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