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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2019
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., New Brighton, MN (US);
Victor L. Schoenle, Greenfield, MN (US);
Matthew D. Cambronne, North Oaks, MN (US);
Brittany N. Pusey, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. McBroom, Champlin, MN (US);
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., New Brighton, MN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to methods, devices and systems relating to applying drugs or therapeutic agents to biological conduits, e.g., vascular lumens. More specifically, the present invention comprises enhancing the uptake of drugs or therapeutic agents encapsulated in microbubbles in combination with ultrasound energy as well as applying drugs or therapeutic agents in a cyclic manner using a pulse generator that may be matched in frequency with a patient's blood pulsing.