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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Main Author TRAN, KHANH VIEN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 07.07.1999
Edition6
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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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.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19970921883