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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1999
Filed:
May. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuro Tachibana, Fukuoka, JP;
Douglas R Hansmann, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
James R Anderson, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Ekos Corporation, Bothell, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
601-2 ; 604 22 ;
Abstract
A catheter for use in a vessel of a body is disclosed. The catheter includes an elongated body and a plurality of ultrasound elements coupled to the elongated body. Each of the plurality of ultrasound elements is separated from an adjacent ultrasound element.