Patent ID: 8295908
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for inducing in-vivo vibrations in a body passageway or an organ, comprising: a catheter tube comprising a conduit and at least one electromagnetic coil attached to the conduit, the at least one electromagnetic coil being activated with an alternating electrical current to create an alternating magnetic field within at least one section of the conduit; and a guidewire positioned in the conduit, the guidewire comprising a distal end portion, an adjacent proximal portion, and at least one permanent magnet fixedly attached to the adjacent proximal portion, the at least one permanent magnet oscillating longitudinally in response to the alternating magnetic field when the at least one permanent magnet is positioned in the at least one section of the conduit, the longitudinal oscillations of the at least one permanent magnet producing longitudinal oscillations in the distal end portion of the guidewire.