Patent ID: 8961423
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound catheter for disrupting occlusions in blood vessels, the ultrasound catheter comprising: an elongate flexible catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end and at least one lumen; a housing connected to the proximal end of the catheter body having a lumen and a hollow inner bore defining an inner wall; an ultrasound transmission member extending longitudinally through the lumen of the catheter body; a sonic connector having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being configured to be directly connected to an ultrasound transducer, the distal end being directly connected to a proximal end of the ultrasound transmission member; and an absorber member coupled with the ultrasound transmission member adjacent the sonic connector, and positioned distally of the sonic connector, and separated from the inner wall.