Apparatus and method for using an ultrasonic medical device to treat urolithiasis
First Claim
1. An ultrasonic medical device for removing a stone in an organ of a body comprising:
- a wire body having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween;
a plurality of tines extending from the distal end of the wire body for engaging the stone; and
a sheath capable of surrounding the wire body and the plurality of tines, wherein a transverse ultrasonic vibration propagates along the wire body and the plurality of tines.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for an ultrasonic medical device to treat urolithiasis and ablate a stone. The ultrasonic medical device comprises an ultrasonic probe having a wire body with a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween and a plurality of tines extending from the distal end of the wire body. The ultrasonic medical device includes a sheath capable of surrounding the wire body and the plurality of tines. The ultrasonic probe is inserted into the sheath and the ultrasonic probe is moved until the plurality of tines surround at least a portion of an outer surface of the stone. An ultrasonic energy source engaged to the ultrasonic probe supplies an ultrasonic energy to the ultrasonic probe to produce a transverse ultrasonic vibration along at least a portion of the ultrasonic probe to ablate the stone.
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56 Claims
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1. An ultrasonic medical device for removing a stone in an organ of a body comprising:
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a wire body having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween;
a plurality of tines extending from the distal end of the wire body for engaging the stone; and
a sheath capable of surrounding the wire body and the plurality of tines, wherein a transverse ultrasonic vibration propagates along the wire body and the plurality of tines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An ultrasonic probe for ablation of at least one stone in an organ of a body comprising:
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a wire body having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween; and
a plurality of tines engaging the wire body, wherein an ultrasonic energy source engaged to the ultrasonic probe supplies an ultrasonic energy to the ultrasonic probe, producing a transverse ultrasonic vibration along at least a portion of the ultrasonic probe to ablate the stone. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of ablating a stone in an organ of a body comprising:
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inserting an ultrasonic probe into a sheath, the ultrasonic probe having a wire body and a plurality of tines extending from a distal end of the wire body;
moving the plurality of tines from a collapsed position to an expanded position by advancing the plurality of tines beyond a distal end of the sheath;
moving the ultrasonic probe until the plurality of tines surround at least a portion of an outer surface of the stone;
compressing a portion of the plurality of tines to engage the stone; and
activating an ultrasonic energy source to provide an ultrasonic energy to the ultrasonic probe to ablate the stone. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of reducing a size of a stone in an organ of a body comprising:
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inserting an ultrasonic probe into a biocompatible material member, the ultrasonic probe comprising a wire body with a plurality of tines engaging the wire body;
moving the plurality of tines from a collapsed position to an expanded position by advancing the plurality of tines beyond a distal end of the biocompatible material member;
moving the ultrasonic probe until the plurality of tines surround at least a portion of an outer surface of the stone; and
activating an ultrasonic energy source to produce a transverse ultrasonic vibration along the ultrasonic probe to reduce the size of the stone. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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