Patent ID: 6508783
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
A method for improving blood circulation to an area of interest in a heart muscle of a patient, said method comprising the steps of:inserting a guidable elongated flexible ultrasound device into said patient's vasculature, said guidable elongated flexible ultrasound device having an elongate lumen, a distal end, a proximal end, a distal head mounted on said distal end, and a needle mounted to said elongated tubular flexible ultrasound device in fluid communication with said elongate lumen; guiding said distal head to said area of interest in said heart muscle; applying ultrasonic energy via said distal head to said area of interest to form a thrombus without removing any heart material from the area of interest; and injecting a material into said thrombus with said needle.