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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Robert L. Wilcox, Bothell, WA (US);
Ronald L. Haas, Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Robert L. Wilcox, Bothell, WA (US);
Ronald L. Haas, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
EKOS CORPORATION, Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/20 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/2202 (2013.01); A61B 18/24 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00561 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12004 (2013.01); A61B 2019/464 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5206 (2013.01); A61B 2019/521 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01); A61M 1/0084 (2013.01); A61M 25/003 (2013.01); A61M 25/0032 (2013.01); A61M 25/007 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0002 (2013.01); A61M 2205/058 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound catheter with fluid delivery lumens, fluid evacuation lumens and a light source is used for the treatment of intracerebral hemorrhages. After the catheter is inserted into a blood clot in the brain, a lytic drug can be delivered to the blood clot via the fluid delivery lumens while applying ultrasonic energy to the treatment site. As the blood clot is dissolved, the liquefied blood clot can be removed by evacuation through the fluid evacuation lumens.