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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert E Carter, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Coraje, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 21 ; 601-2 ; 604 22 ; 604 28 ; 604 53 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for enhancing the thrombolytic action of a thrombolytic agent and removing a thrombosis from a vascular system by introducing a select dose of thrombolytic agent proximate the thrombosis disposed within a vessel of a body and radiating the thrombosis with ultrasound generated exterior to the body to effect removal of the thrombosis in less time than the time required by activity of the selected dose of thrombolytic agent without the ultrasonic radiation of the thrombosis.