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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Uri Rosenschein, Kefar Daniel, IL;
Yoram Eshel, Tel Aviv, IL;
Vladimir Furman, Ashelon, IL;
Efim Kerner, Rehovot, IL;
Assignee:
Angiosonics Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
601-2 ; 606128 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for the application of ultrasound to a location within the body is provided. The apparatus can advantageously operate at a pulse duration below about 100 milliseconds and in the range 0.1 milliseconds to 100 milliseconds and a pulse repetition period below about 1 second and in the range of 1 millisecond to 1 second. Duty ratios over 5 and preferably over 8 are also advantageous. Therapeutic applications of ultrasound such as for assisting in the treatment of medical conditions such as cancer and/or other ailments are also provided.