Balloon catheters having ultrasonically driven interface...

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A - Human Necessities

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A61M 25/10 (2006.01) A61B 17/22 (2006.01) A61M 29/02 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2260842

A catheter comprises a catheter body (12) having an oscillating driver (44), an interface surface (42) mechanically coupled to the driver, and an inflatable balloon (60) disposed near the interface surface. The balloon may be an angioplasty balloon, in which case the interface surface will deliver ultrasonic or other vibratory energy into a blood vessel as part of an angioplasty or related procedure. Alternatively, the catheter may comprise a pair of axially spaced-apart isolation balloons, in which case the interface surface can deliver ultrasonic or other vibratory energy into a treatment region defined between said balloons. The energy can thus act to mix or enhance penetration of a treatment held between said balloons in performing a vascular treatment procedure.

Cathéter ayant un corps (12) muni d'un mécanisme d'entraînement oscillant (44), une surface d'interface (42) accouplée mécaniquement à ce mécanisme, et un ballonnet gonflable (60) à proximité de la surface d'interface. Ledit ballonnet peut être un ballonnet d'angioplastie, auquel cas la surface d'interface fournit une énergie par ultrasons ou autres vibrations dans un vaisseau sanguin dans le cadre d'une angioplastie ou d'une procédure connexe. Le cathéter peut également présenter une paire de ballonnets d'isolation espacés axialement, auquel cas la surface d'interface fournit une énergie par ultrasons ou autres vibrations dans une zone de traitement définie entre les deux ballonnets. Ainsi, l'énergie peut modérer ou accentuer la pénétration d'un traitement maintenu entre les ballonnets, dans le cadre d'une procédure de soins vasculaires.

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