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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
May. 27, 1999
Philip S. Levin, Thompson, CT (US);
Jon Saltonstall, Norwell, MA (US);
Loi Nguyen, Brookline, MA (US);
Warren Taylor, Cary, NC (US);
Angiosonics Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Abstract
An ultrasound transmission device for utilizing ultrasound energy ultrasound to treat intravascular conditions, such as stenotic and occluded regions of blood vessels, is provided. The ultrasonic transmission device includes a transmission member connectable to the ultrasound energy source on a one end and a tip on the other end. The tip includes a distal section, a proximal section and an intermediate section. The proximal section has a first diameter larger than the transmission member diameter. The intermediate section includes a decreasing step portion, a narrowed portion, and an increasing step portion.