Apparatus and method for an ultrasonic medical device with variable frequency drive
First Claim
1. An ultrasonic medical device for ablating a biological material comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween;
a transducer that drives the ultrasonic probe over a variable frequency range, creating a transverse ultrasonic vibration along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis of the ultrasonic probe;
a coupling engaging the proximal end of the ultrasonic probe to a distal end of the transducer; and
an ultrasonic energy source engaged to the transducer that produces an ultrasonic energy, wherein driving the ultrasonic probe over the variable frequency range allows for the ultrasonic energy to propagate around a bend of the ultrasonic probe to ablate the biological material in communication with the ultrasonic probe.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for an ultrasonic medical device with a variable frequency drive for ablating a biological material comprises an ultrasonic probe having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween; a transducer that drives the ultrasonic probe over a variable frequency range, creating a transverse ultrasonic vibration along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis of the ultrasonic probe; a coupling engaging the proximal end of the ultrasonic probe to a distal end of the transducer; and an ultrasonic energy source engaged to the transducer that produces an ultrasonic energy, wherein driving the ultrasonic probe over the variable frequency range allows for the ultrasonic energy to propagate around a bend of the ultrasonic probe to ablate the biological material in communication with the ultrasonic probe.
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57 Claims
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1. An ultrasonic medical device for ablating a biological material comprising:
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an ultrasonic probe having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween;
a transducer that drives the ultrasonic probe over a variable frequency range, creating a transverse ultrasonic vibration along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis of the ultrasonic probe;
a coupling engaging the proximal end of the ultrasonic probe to a distal end of the transducer; and
an ultrasonic energy source engaged to the transducer that produces an ultrasonic energy, wherein driving the ultrasonic probe over the variable frequency range allows for the ultrasonic energy to propagate around a bend of the ultrasonic probe to ablate the biological material in communication with the ultrasonic probe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An ultrasonic medical device for resolving a biological material comprising:
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an ultrasonic probe having a proximal end, a distal end terminating in a probe tip and a longitudinal axis between the proximal end and the distal end;
a transducer that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy, creating a transverse ultrasonic vibration along the longitudinal axis of the ultrasonic probe;
a coupling engaging the proximal end of the ultrasonic probe to a distal end of the transducer, wherein the ultrasonic probe is driven over a variable frequency range with an approximately uniform power output to ablate the biological material. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of propagating an ultrasonic energy along a bend of an ultrasonic medical device to ablate a biological material comprising:
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providing the ultrasonic medical device comprising an ultrasonic probe having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween;
inserting the ultrasonic probe in a vasculature of a body;
flexing the ultrasonic probe along a bend of the vasculature;
moving the ultrasonic probe adjacent to the biological material;
activating an ultrasonic energy source engaged to the ultrasonic probe to generate a transverse ultrasonic vibration along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis of the ultrasonic probe; and
driving the ultrasonic probe over a variable frequency range to allow the ultrasonic energy to propagate along a bend of the ultrasonic probe to ablate the biological material. - 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 ablating a biological material adjacent to a bend in a vasculature of a body comprising:
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providing an ultrasonic medical device comprising an ultrasonic probe having a proximal end, a distal end terminating in a probe tip and a longitudinal axis between the proximal end and the distal end;
inserting the ultrasonic probe in an insertion point of the vasculature;
moving the ultrasonic probe along the bend in the vasculature;
placing the ultrasonic probe in communication with the biological material;
activating an ultrasonic energy source engaged to the ultrasonic probe to produce an electric signal that drives a transducer of the ultrasonic medical device to produce a transverse ultrasonic vibration of the ultrasonic probe;
driving the ultrasonic probe over a variable frequency range to maintain a biological material destroying effect along a bend of the ultrasonic probe. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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