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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:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henry Nita, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Timothy Mills, Belvedere Tiburon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International, Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 22 ; 606159 ; 607 97 ;
Abstract
Ultrasound delivery catheters comprising elongate flexible catheter bodies having rigid distal tip or head members inserted into, and affixed thereto. At least one ultrasound transmission member extends longitudinally through the catheter body and is coupled to the distal tip or head member. Additionally, the invention provides methods for manufacturing such ultrasound delivering catheters.