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Flow apparatus for the disruption of occlusions

  • US 6,139,543 A
  • Filed: 07/22/1998
  • Issued: 10/31/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for pumping fluid in a body vessel, comprising:

  • at least one optical fiber having a proximal end of a construction sufficient for coupling with a source of radiation and a distal end of a construction sufficient for delivering radiation therefrom, anda flow channel having an inlet port, said optical fiber distal end positioned within said flow channel relative to said inlet port such that radiation energy delivered to said fluid via said optical fiber causes a portion of said fluid to move through said inlet port into said flow channel.

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