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Catheter balloon with ultrasonic microscalpel blades

  • US 7,153,315 B2
  • Filed: 06/11/2002
  • Issued: 12/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cutting dilation balloon comprising:

  • a balloon body having an outer surface;

    at least one ultrasonic microscalpel operatively disposed relative to the outer surface of the body, at least a portion of the at least one microscalpel including a coating comprising a thin-film transducer; and

    a source of power, the at least one microscalpel being operatively disposed relative to the source of power so as to be controllably activatable, the power source being a source of ultrasonic energy and providing oscillatory, thermal, RF, electric energy, or a combination of these, to the at least one microscalpel, the at least one microscalpel being ultrasonically activatable by the provision of the thin film transducer.

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