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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Axel F. Brisken, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pharmasonics, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
Methods for delivering vibrational energy to subcutaneous tissue sites comprise externally generating acoustic energy and directing the external energy to an implanted structure which is capable of resonating at a pre-selected frequency. The vibration of the implanted structure, in turn, will reradiate heat and mechanical energy into tissue surrounding the structure. In one example, the implanted structure is a stent and the vibrational energy is intended to inhibit hyperplasia in a blood vessel in which the stent is implanted.