ULTRASOUND CATHETER WITH EMBEDDED CONDUCTORS

An ultrasound catheter comprises an elongate tubular body is disclosed. The elongate tubular body has a proximal region and a distal region opposite the proximal region. The tubular body defines a central lumen having a central lumen surface that is electrically conductive. The ultrasound catheter f...

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Hauptverfasser:	WILSON RICHARD R, ABRAHAMSON TIM, OLIVER LEONARD R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING COMBINED OPERATIONS DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DIAGNOSIS ELECTROTHERAPY GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MACHINE TOOLS MAGNETOTHERAPY MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OTHER WORKING OF METAL PERFORMING OPERATIONS RADIATION THERAPY SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS SURGERY TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TRANSPORTING ULTRASOUND THERAPY UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	An ultrasound catheter comprises an elongate tubular body is disclosed. The elongate tubular body has a proximal region and a distal region opposite the proximal region. The tubular body defines a central lumen having a central lumen surface that is electrically conductive. The ultrasound catheter further comprises an elongate, hollow inner core extending through the central lumen and has an inner core outer surface that is electrically conductive. The ultrasound catheter further comprises an ultrasound radiating member positioned within the distal region of the tubular body and between the tubular body and the inner core, such that the tubular body conductive surface and the inner core conductive surface are both in electrical contact with the ultrasound radiating member. The ultrasound catheter further comprises an insulating sleeve positioned between the tubular body and the inner core in a region proximal to the ultrasound radiating member.