Patent ID: 6090118
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A61B,B82Y

Abstract:
Apparatus for clearing lumens of thrombolytic material, comprising:a. a motor including control means therefor operable using one hand holding said motor;b. an elongated wire connected to said motor for rotation thereof by said motor;c. a catheter for enveloping a length of said wire; andd. gripping means facilitating manual rotation of said catheter by said one hand independently of said wire as said wire is rotated by said motor at a speed sufficient to create a standing wave in a portion of said wire extending from said catheter;e. first conduit means communicating with the interior of said catheter for selectably supplying or exhausting fluid to and from said catheter interior;f. a sheath enveloping said catheter; andg. second conduit means communicating with the interior of said sheath for selectably supplying or exhausting fluid to and from said sheath interior externally of said catheter, said second conduit means being movable longitudinally along said wire with said sheath.