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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Acoustic Medsystems, Inc., Savoy, IL (US);
Inventors:
Everette C. Burdette, Savoy, IL (US);
Bruce M. Komadina, Urbana, IL (US);
Emery M. Williams, Champaign, IL (US);
Assignee:
Acoustic Medsystems, Inc., Savoy, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2021.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01); A61L 29/18 (2006.01); A61L 29/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0127 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 18/04 (2013.01); A61L 29/06 (2013.01); A61L 29/18 (2013.01); A61M 25/0082 (2013.01); A61N 7/022 (2013.01); G01R 33/287 (2013.01); G01R 33/4814 (2013.01); A61B 8/429 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00166 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/374 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3954 (2016.02); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0166 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetic resonance compatible catheter. The catheter incorporates directional high intensity ultrasound. The catheter may include imaging coils visible through magnetic resonance imaging. The location and placement of the catheter may be controlled by steering wires within lumen in the catheter guided by the location information from the magnetic resonance imaging.