Patent ID: 6942620
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An ultrasound system, comprising: an ultrasound transducer having a transducer housing having a distal end, and a horn provided at the distal end of the transducer housing; an ultrasound transmission member having a proximal end; a sonic connector that is connected to the horn and the proximal end of the ultrasound transmission member; a catheter knob having a proximal end that is coupled to the distal end of the transducer housing, the catheter knob having a proximal bore that houses the sonic connector; and a nesting piece that is retained inside the proximal bore of the catheter knob, the nesting piece movable from a first position where the sonic connector is received inside the nesting piece to a second position where the sonic connector is separated from the nesting piece when ultrasound energy is being propagated through the ultrasound transmission member.