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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
David H Liang, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bob S Hu, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12866206 ; 1286601 ;
Abstract
A simple forward viewing ultrasound catheter includes one or more transducers and an ultrasound mirror supported by a bearing in a sealed end of a catheter with a drive cable imparting relative motion to the transducer and mirror. The mirror directs ultrasound waves forward of the catheter. An optical fiber can be provided to direct a laser beam for ablation of atheroma while under guidance of simultaneous intravascular ultrasound.