Apparatus for thermal angioplasty

Details Apparatus for thermal angioplasty Apparatus for thermal angioplasty

1987-05-22

1989-02-28

Cohen, Lee S.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128401, A61B 1739

Patent

active

048076201

ABSTRACT:
An interventional therapeutic apparatus is described which includes a probe in the form of a transmission line such as coaxial cable. The probe is adapted to pass through the interior of a body cavity such as a blood vessel and includes an inductive load such as a ferrite bead at the remote end of the cable. Radio frequency energy is applied to the cable and converted into heat by a ferrite bead. As a result of the heat conversion by the ferrite bead, the remote end of the coaxial cable is heated to a sufficient temperature to provide the effect desired, for example to melt or otherwise remove plaque deposits in blood vessels.

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