D Hansmann, A Soltani - US Patent App. 11/402,626, 2006 - Google Patents
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of applying ultrasonic energy to a treatment site within a patient's vasculature comprises positioning an ultrasound radiating …
AF Brisken - US Patent 5,735,811, 1998 - Google Patents
The presentinvention relates generally to medical devices and methods. More particularly, the present invention relates to apparatus and methods for the ultrasonically enhanced …
E Babaev - US Patent 7,431,704, 2008 - Google Patents
Apparatus and method for the treatment of tissue, such as hard and soft tissues, wounds, tumors, muscles, and cartilage, through the direct contact of ultrasound energy is disclosed …
A Soltani, A Prokop - US Patent App. 11/739,629, 2007 - Google Patents
In one embodiment of the present invention, a system for treating an occlusion Within a patient's vasculature With ultrasonic energy comprises a catheter con? gured to be passed …
EC Unger, TA Fritz, T Matsunaga… - US Patent …, 2000 - Google Patents
Methods of and apparatus for preparing temperature acti vated gaseous precursor-? lled liposomes are described. Gas eous precursor-? lled liposomes prepared by these methods …
Transdermal transport of molecules during Sonophoresis (delivery or extraction) can be further enhanced by appli cation of an electric field, for example, electroporation or …
AF Brisken - US Patent 5,931,805, 1999 - Google Patents
57 ABSTRACT A catheter comprises a catheter body having a bending plate transducer disposed at or near its distal end. The bending plate transducer is typically a unimorph …
AF Brisken - US Patent 5,725,494, 1998 - Google Patents
An ultrasonic catheter comprises a catheter body having a resonantly vibrating assembly at its distal end. The reso nantly vibrating assembly comprises a tail mass, an interface …