Patent 8192363 was granted and assigned to EKOS Corporation on June, 2012 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A catheter system for delivering ultrasonic energy to a treatment site includes a tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end and a treatment zone located between the distal end and the proximal end. An ultrasonic assembly is positioned within the treatment zone and provides providing an average longitudinal power density between about 0.2 and about 1.0 W/cm within the treatment zone.