Patent ID: 11944850
Assignee: ACOUSTIC MEDSYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for ultrasound treatment comprising:
a catheter;
a multi-directional-transducer array in communication with the catheter the multi-directional transducer array being directionally sectored into a plurality of sectors and comprising a plurality of angular zones, each angular zone defined by a sector of the plurality of sectors, wherein each sector in the plurality of sectors is independently operably and configured to emit energy in a direction around the catheter; and
a multi-chambered balloon positioned at a distal end of the catheter at a distal position with respect to the multi-directional-transducer array,
wherein the multi-chambered balloon is configured to anchor the apparatus with respect to a target of the ultrasound treatment, at least a portion of the multi-chambered balloon positionable in a cavity distal to the target of the ultrasound treatment such that the multi-directional-transducer array is positioned adjacent to the target of the ultrasound treatment, and
wherein each chamber of the multi-chambered balloon is coaxially positioned along a longitudinal axis of the catheter, comprises the same shape, and is independently inflatable within the cavity to change a longitudinal position of the multi-directional transducer array with respect to the target of the ultrasound treatment and to fix the apparatus at an intersection of a vessel and the cavity.