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Method of manufacturing an ultrasound transmission member for use in an ultrasound catheter device

  • US 8,062,566 B2
  • Filed: 07/25/2006
  • Issued: 11/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of manufacturing an ultrasound transmission member for use in an ultrasound catheter device, the method comprising:

  • providing a generally cylindrically-shaped transmission member material;

    shaping the material to taper the transmission member from a first, wider end toward a second, narrower end, so as to form a continuous tapered region between the first, wider end and the second, narrower end;

    forming a distal head at the second, narrower end, such that the tapered region extends from the first, wider end to the distal head;

    positioning the tapered region within a catheter body lumen; and

    fitting the distal head of the ultrasound transmission member at least partially within a distal end of the catheter body lumen.

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