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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Richard Samuel Spano, Gilroy, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22012 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 37/0092 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22014 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22061 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61M 2025/109 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drug coated inflatable balloon catheter () configured to vibrate is disclosed. The vibration can dislodge the drug from the balloon. The vibration can also improve delivery of the drug to deeper layers of a vessel wall. The balloon catheter can include one or more support wires. The support wires can be coupled to an ultrasound transmission member (). The ultrasound transmission member can transmit ultrasonic vibrations to the support wires and/or the balloon wall.