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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
System for treatment and imaging using ultrasonic energy and microbubbles and related method thereof
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
John A. Hossack, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Brian R. Wamhoff, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Alexander L. Klibanov, Charlottesville, VA (US);
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
A method and related system for providing therapy to a treatment site, such as stenosis or other vasculature disease, at one or more locations of a subject, such as the vasculature. The method includes: advancing an ultrasound catheter to or in proximity to the subject's treatment site; infusing microbubbles into or proximal to the treatment site; and delivering ultrasonic energy from the ultrasound catheter. The ultrasonic energy may be adapted for: imaging the treatment site, translating the microbubbles into or in the vicinity of the treatment site and/or rupturing the microbubbles.