Ultrasound-Enhanced Thrombolysis: EKOS EndoWave Infusion Catheter System

 

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of the EKOS EndoWave Infusion Catheter System is to enhance catheter-directed thrombolysis by accelerating the fibrinolytic process with the application of ultrasound. Improving the efficiency of the thrombolytic process reduces the treatment time and total lytic dose delivered, thereby lowering the overall cost of therapy and the risk of an associated bleeding complication.

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Charles A OwensM.D. 

Division of Interventional Radiology (M/C 931), University of Illinois Medical Center

1740 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612

Email: cowens@uic.edu