Catheter device for delivering mechanical waves

A catheter device comprising:

• an internal elongated and hollow body extending between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis, the internal elongated and hollow body defining a longitudinal aperture that extends between the proximal and distal ends thereof, the longitudinal aperture being shaped and sized for receiving a guide wire therein;
• at least one mechanical waveguide secured to the internal elongated and hollow body and extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the internal elongated and hollow body, the at least one mechanical waveguide for propagating at least one mechanical wave therealong;
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• at least one acoustically insulating body each inserted around a respective one of the at least one mechanical waveguide and each comprising at least one wire each wrapped around a respective one of the at least one mechanical waveguide.

A catheter device comprising:

• an internal elongated and hollow body extending between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis, the internal elongated and hollow body defining a longitudinal aperture that extends between the proximal and distal ends thereof, the longitudinal aperture being shaped and sized for receiving a guide wire therein;
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• at least one mechanical waveguide secured to the internal elongated and hollow body and extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the internal elongated and hollow body, the at least one mechanical waveguide for propagating at least one mechanical wave therealong;
• wherein a distal end of the at least one mechanical waveguide is movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the distal end of the internal elongated and hollow body, and wherein the distal end of the at least one mechanical waveguide is further one of radially and laterally movable relative to a distal end of an external elongated and hollow body.

A catheter device comprising:

• an internal elongated and hollow body extending between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis, the internal elongated and hollow body defining a longitudinal aperture that extends between the proximal and distal ends thereof, the longitudinal aperture being shaped and sized for receiving a guide wire therein;
• at least one mechanical waveguide secured to the internal elongated and hollow body and extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the internal elongated and hollow body, the at least one mechanical waveguide for propagating at least one mechanical wave therealong;
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• a drug capsule positioned at the distal end of the at least one mechanical waveguide.