WIRE-SHAPED ULTRASONIC CATHETER WITH DIAMOND-COATED HEAD FOR ULTRASONIC ANGIOPLASTY
The present invention pertains to a wire-shaped ultrasonic catheter for ultrasonic angioplasty. The ultrasonic catheter head is provided with a diamond coating. The catheter has a cylindrical sonotrode and a thin ultrasound catheter which together form a resonant system. The catheter is made from a...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English French German |
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07.07.1999
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Edition | 6 |
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Summary: | The present invention pertains to a wire-shaped ultrasonic catheter for ultrasonic angioplasty. The ultrasonic catheter head is provided with a diamond coating. The catheter has a cylindrical sonotrode and a thin ultrasound catheter which together form a resonant system. The catheter is made from a thin stainless steel ultrasound waveguide. The catheter is coupled to a mechanical connection system at one end and at the other end to a hardened, bulb-shaped stainless steel catheter tip having a cylindrical, spherical or rounded conical shape with a diamond powder coating. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: EP19970921883 |