Bolt Medical, Inc.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Alvin Salinas

Eric A Schultheis

Alan Duong

Thanh Tran

Nelson Lim

A catheter system () for treating a treatment site () includes an energy source (), a catheter fluid (), and an emitter assembly (). The emitter assembly () includes (i) at least a portion of an energy guide (A) having a guide distal end (D) that is positioned near the treatment site (), (ii) a plasma generator (), and (iii) an emitter housing () that is secured to the energy guide (A) and the plasma generator (). The emitter housing () includes (a) a first housing section () that is secured to the energy guide (A) at or near the guide distal end (D), (b) a second housing section () that is one of secured to and integrally formed with the plasma generator (), and (c) a connector section () that is coupled to and extends between the first housing section () and the second housing section (). The first housing section () includes a housing gap () that extends substantially along a length of the first housing section (), the first housing section () being configured to expand and contract due to changes in environmental conditions.

Optical emitter housing assembly for intravascular lithotripsy device

A medical device including a catheter body, a first elongate body, and a service loop ring. The catheter body has a catheter shaft. The first elongate body extends through at least part of the catheter shaft and is configured to move longitudinally in the catheter shaft. The first elongate body is looped through the service loop ring to form a service loop configured to expand and contract as the first elongate body moves longitudinally in the catheter shaft.

Service loop ring

A catheter system () for treating a treatment site () within or adjacent to a vessel wall (A) of a blood vessel () within a body () of a patient () includes an energy source (), a catheter fluid (), and an emitter assembly (). The energy source () generates energy. The emitter assembly () includes (i) at least a portion of an energy guide (A) having a guide distal end (D) that is selectively positioned near the treatment site (), (ii) a plasma generator (), and (iii) an emitter housing () that is secured to each of the energy guide (A) and the plasma generator () to maintain a relative position between the guide distal end (D) of the energy guide (A) and the plasma generator (). The energy guide (A) is configured to receive energy from the energy source () and direct the energy toward the plasma generator () to generate a plasma bubble () in the catheter fluid (). The plasma generator () directs energy from the plasma bubble () toward the treatment site ().

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San Marcos, CA, United States of America

Alvin Salinas