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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Ekos Corporation, Bothell, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jocelyn Kersten, Kirkland, WA (US);
Curtis Genstler, Snohomish, WA (US);
Raymond M. Wolniewicz, III, Redmond, WA (US);
Douglas R. Hansmann, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
Ekos Corporation, Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/20 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/0092 (2013.01); A61M 25/0021 (2013.01); A61M 25/0071 (2013.01); A61M 27/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22088 (2013.01); A61M 27/006 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0002 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0078 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0693 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound catheter with a lumen for fluid delivery and fluid evacuation, and an ultrasound source is used for the treatment of intracerebral or intraventricular hemorrhages. After the catheter is inserted into a blood clot, a lytic drug can be delivered to the blood clot via the lumen 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 lumen.