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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2022
Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
James D. Mazzone, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Dailey, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryan R. Donovan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jaime Merino, Mountain View, CA (US);
Shruthi R. Thirumalai, San Jose, CA (US);
Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A catheter comprises a catheter shaft having a fluid channel, an ultrasound transducer and a compliant balloon mounted on the catheter shaft and having an interior in fluid communication with the fluid channel and containing the ultrasound transducer. The compliant balloon includes a balloon wall having a working section radially surrounding the ultrasound transducer. The working section has a predetermined straightness when the working section has a first diameter and when the working section has a second diameter that is at least 2 mm greater than the first diameter. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.