Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Micro-machined medical devices, methods of fabricating microdevices, and methods of medical diagnosis, imaging, stimulation, and treatment
- Patent Title (中): 微加工医疗器械,微器件制造方法,医学诊断,成像,刺激和治疗方法
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Application No.: US11320921Application Date: 2005-12-30
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Publication No.: US08454513B2Publication Date: 2013-06-04
- Inventor: Jingkuang Chen , Xiaoyang Cheng
- Applicant: Jingkuang Chen , Xiaoyang Cheng
- Applicant Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Assignee: STC.UNM
- Current Assignee: STC.UNM
- Current Assignee Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B1/12
- IPC: A61B1/12

Abstract:
A medical device may include a micro-machined substrate, at least one thermo-electric assembly associated with the substrate, and a cooling system configured to configured to remove heat from the a region of the substrate proximal the substrate. According to various aspects, a method of clearing plaque from a blood vessel may include implanting a micro-device in the blood vessel, wherein the micro-device may include at least one ultrasonic transducer, and operably controlling the micro-device to emit high frequency ultrasonic waves for breaking up said plaque.
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