Patent ID: 9034004
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a catheter, having a proximal end and a distal end; a spring element having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of said spring element being affixed to said distal end of said catheter; a pulling member located within said catheter, said pulling member having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end of said pulling member affixed to a distal component, thereby operably connected to said distal end of said spring element; a vibratable member; and a vibrational energy source located external of said catheter and operably connected to said proximal end of said pulling member, wherein said vibrational energy source is adapted to generate at least one oscillation in said vibratable member via said pulling member and said spring element by pulling and releasing said pulling member.