Sanuwave, Inc.

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Cryolife, Inc.

Venkata Katragadda

Richard Johnston

Cary McGhin

John Jackson

David Booth

David C Gale

Daniel Tomko

Stacy Arnold

David Gale

A system for providing a continuous flow of blood between two locations in a cardiovascular system of a patient is provided. The system includes a blood conduit having a proximal portion configured to be attached to an artery. The system also includes a distal portion configured to be inserted into a blood vessel at an insertion site and to be advanced there through to a location spaced apart from the insertion site. Moreover, the system includes a reinforcement member positioned at least partially about the blood conduit in at least one of the distal portion, the proximal portion, or a combination thereof.

Vascular access system with reinforcement member

Medical devices utilizing shock waves with spark gap electrodes that include fluid holes into the respective electrode cores.

Shock wave electrodes with fluid holes

Medical devices with novel spark gap electrode designs, able to control manually or automatically the electrodes gap are provided. These devices are used to generate a shock wave created by the rapid expansion and collapse of a plasma bubble that is formed between two spark gap electrodes placed in a special liquid medium, when a high differential voltage (kV) is applied to the electrodes. The resulting shock wave impacts a reflector to direct the energy into the body of an animal or a human toward the desired treatment location. This electro-hydraulic principle to create acoustic shock waves as a method of treatment is in use in the medical (lithotripsy, orthopedic use, wound treatment, burns, post-operative treatment, pain treatment, diagnosis, skin and organ transplantation supporting devices, arteriosclerosis treatment), cosmetic (treatment of scars and cellulite) and veterinary (treatment of musculoskeletal disorders) fields.

Increase electrode life in devices used for extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)

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Kennesaw, GA, United States of America

Venkata Katragadda