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Therapeutic ultrasonic catheter for delivering a uniform energy dose

  • US 6,296,619 B1
  • Filed: 12/30/1998
  • Issued: 10/02/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for treating a target region in a body lumen with a uniform dose of therapeutic ultrasound energy, comprising:

  • a catheter having a central axis;

    a plurality of cylindrically-shaped ultrasound transducers each having a central axis disposed parallel with the central axis of the catheter, said transducers being axially spaced apart along the central axis of the catheter, wherein each of the plurality of ultrasound transducers is adapted to deliver a therapeutic dose of ultrasound energy; and

    a translation system for moving the plurality of ultrasound transducers at a controlled velocity through the body lumen.

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