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Method and apparatus combining diagnostic ultrasound with therapeutic ultrasound to enhance thrombolysis

  • US 20040138563A1
  • Filed: 10/21/2003
  • Published: 07/15/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating a patient suffering from thrombosis, the method comprising:

  • positioning a single ultrasound probe proximate a body surface of the patient;

    in a diagnostic mode, administering pulsed ultrasound from the single probe to the patient at a first frequency for a first period of time; and

    in a therapeutic mode, administering ultrasound from the single probe to the patient at a second frequency for a second period of time to enhance a thrombolytic action of a thrombolytic agent.

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