| US 7,458,967 B2 | ||
| Endovascular treatment apparatus and method | ||
| William M. Appling, Granville, N.Y. (US); and Lowell S. Kabnick, Far Hills, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to AngioDynamics, Inc., Queensbury, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 30, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/836,084. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/516156, filed on Oct. 31, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0096642 A1, May 05, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 18/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 606—15 [606/7; 600/101] | 14 Claims |
| 1. An endovascular thermal treatment delivery device comprising:
a longitudinal tube adapted to receive an optical fiber and adapted to be inserted into a blood vessel and a metallic reinforcement
element disposed along the wall of the longitudinal tube, the reinforcement metallic element being ultrasonically visible;
a tip disposed at a distal end of the longitudinal tube, the tip including one or more air pockets that provide ultrasound
visibility.
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