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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2010
Applicants:
Rei Asami, Kokubunji, JP;
Kenichi Kawabata, Kodaira, JP;
Inventors:
Rei Asami, Kokubunji, JP;
Kenichi Kawabata, Kodaira, JP;
Assignee:
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00176 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22089 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an ultrasonic treatment device that is minimally-invasive and that achieves embolization treatment having a high blood flow blocking effect. To this end, the ultrasonic treatment device is provided with a function to transmit to a target area of a subject both a bubble generation pulse that vaporizes a contrast agent, and a bubble generation pulse that causes the diameter of the formed bubble to increase.