WO2005034793A3 - Apparatus and method for an ultrasonic medical device with a non-compliant balloon - Google Patents

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WO2005034793A3
WO2005034793A3 PCT/US2004/015331 US2004015331W WO2005034793A3 WO 2005034793 A3 WO2005034793 A3 WO 2005034793A3 US 2004015331 W US2004015331 W US 2004015331W WO 2005034793 A3 WO2005034793 A3 WO 2005034793A3
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Robert A Rabiner
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Abstract

The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for an ultrasonic medical device (11) with a non-compliant balloon (41) used to ablate a biological material. The ultrasonic medical device (11)comprises an ultrasonic probe (15), a catheter (36) surrounding the ultrasonic probe (15), a balloon (41) supported by the catheter (36) and an inflation lumen (85) located along a longitudinal axis of the catheter (36). The ultrasonic probe (15) is inserted into a vasculature (44) and the catheter (36) comprising the balloon (41) is advanced until the balloon (41) is adjacent to the biological material. The balloon (41) is inflated until at least a portion of an outer surface (53) of the balloon (41) engages the biological material. The ultrasonic probe (15) is energized to produce a transverse ultrasonic vibration that vibrates at least a portion of the balloon (41) to ablate the biological material into a particulate.
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