Opto-acoustic recanilization delivery system
Abstract
Fiber delivered laser pulses emulsify thrombus by mechanical stresses that include a combination of pressure, tension and shear stress. Laser radiation is delivered to the locality of a thrombus and the radiation is absorbed by blood, blood dot, or other present materials. The combination of a leading pressure wave and subsequent vapor bubble cause efficient, emulsification of thrombus. Operating the laser in a low average power mode alleviates potential thermal complications. The laser is operated in a high repetition rate mode to take advantage of ultrasound frequency effects of thrombus dissolution as well as to decrease the total procedure time. Specific parameter ranges for operation are described. The device includes optical fibers surrounding a lumen intended for flow of a cooling agent. The fibers may be arranged concentrically around the lumen to deliver radiation and heat over as large an area as possible. An alternative design approach incorporates the optical fibers into the wall of the guiding catheter and utilizes the catheter lumen as the cooling channel. An eccentric tip enables rotation of the device to address all parts of the vasculature. The eccentricity can be provided via a variety of means: spring dip, balloon, protrusion, etc.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Danville, CA
- Berkeley, CA
- Orinda, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874331
- Patent Number(s):
- 6368318
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- opto-acoustic; recanilization; delivery; fiber; delivered; laser; pulses; emulsify; thrombus; mechanical; stresses; combination; pressure; tension; shear; stress; radiation; locality; absorbed; blood; dot; materials; leading; wave; subsequent; vapor; bubble; efficient; emulsification; operating; average; power; mode; alleviates; potential; thermal; complications; operated; repetition; rate; advantage; ultrasound; frequency; effects; dissolution; decrease; total; procedure; time; specific; parameter; ranges; operation; described; device; optical; fibers; surrounding; lumen; intended; flow; cooling; agent; arranged; concentrically; deliver; heat; alternative; design; approach; incorporates; wall; guiding; catheter; utilizes; channel; eccentric; tip; enables; rotation; address; vasculature; eccentricity; provided; via; variety; means; spring; dip; balloon; protrusion; etc; optical fiber; laser pulse; laser radiation; repetition rate; pressure wave; mechanical stress; mechanical stresses; shear stress; /606/
Citation Formats
Visuri, Steven R, Da Silva, Luiz B, Celliers, Peter M, London, Richard A, Benett, William, Broughton, Kathryn, and Esch, Victor. Opto-acoustic recanilization delivery system. United States: N. p., 2002.
Web.
Visuri, Steven R, Da Silva, Luiz B, Celliers, Peter M, London, Richard A, Benett, William, Broughton, Kathryn, & Esch, Victor. Opto-acoustic recanilization delivery system. United States.
Visuri, Steven R, Da Silva, Luiz B, Celliers, Peter M, London, Richard A, Benett, William, Broughton, Kathryn, and Esch, Victor. Tue .
"Opto-acoustic recanilization delivery system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874331.
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author = {Visuri, Steven R and Da Silva, Luiz B and Celliers, Peter M and London, Richard A and Benett, William and Broughton, Kathryn and Esch, Victor},
abstractNote = {Fiber delivered laser pulses emulsify thrombus by mechanical stresses that include a combination of pressure, tension and shear stress. Laser radiation is delivered to the locality of a thrombus and the radiation is absorbed by blood, blood dot, or other present materials. The combination of a leading pressure wave and subsequent vapor bubble cause efficient, emulsification of thrombus. Operating the laser in a low average power mode alleviates potential thermal complications. The laser is operated in a high repetition rate mode to take advantage of ultrasound frequency effects of thrombus dissolution as well as to decrease the total procedure time. Specific parameter ranges for operation are described. The device includes optical fibers surrounding a lumen intended for flow of a cooling agent. The fibers may be arranged concentrically around the lumen to deliver radiation and heat over as large an area as possible. An alternative design approach incorporates the optical fibers into the wall of the guiding catheter and utilizes the catheter lumen as the cooling channel. An eccentric tip enables rotation of the device to address all parts of the vasculature. The eccentricity can be provided via a variety of means: spring dip, balloon, protrusion, etc.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
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