公开(公告)号：US07976483B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-12

申请号：US10735588

申请日：2003-12-12

Applicant: Frederick J. Bennett ,  James E. Rodriguey

Inventor： Frederick J. Bennett ,  James E. Rodriguey

IPC: A61B17/20

CPC classification number: A61B17/22012 ,  A61B17/2202 ,  A61B2017/22021 ,  A61B2017/22062 ,  A61B2017/22082 ,  A61B2017/22084 ,  A61B2017/22088 ,  A61B2017/320084 ,  A61B2018/00011 ,  A61K41/0047 ,  A61M25/0009 ,  A61M25/007 ,  A61M37/0092 ,  A61M2025/0057 ,  A61M2205/058 ,  B06B1/0674 ,  B06B1/0677 ,  B06B2201/76 ,  G10K11/004 ,  G10K11/02 ,  G10K11/162

Abstract: A catheter system is disclosed. The catheter system includes a catheter body having an external surface and an ultrasound transducer having a side between a first end and a second end. A first medium is positioned adjacent to the first end of the ultrasound transducer and a second medium is positioned adjacent to the external side of the ultrasound transducer. The second medium is harder than the first medium to encourage flexibility of the catheter body adjacent to the first end of the ultrasound transducer and efficient transmission of ultrasound energy from the external side of the ultrasound transducer.

Abstract translation: 公开了导管系统。 导管系统包括具有外表面的导管主体和具有在第一端和第二端之间的一侧的超声换能器。 第一介质定位成与超声换能器的第一端相邻，并且第二介质定位成与超声换能器的外侧相邻。 第二介质比第一介质更硬，以鼓励邻近超声换能器的第一端的导管主体的灵活性，并从超声换能器的外侧有效地传输超声能量。