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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Darin Schaeffer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Pamela Ridgley, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22012 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22018 (2013.01); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02);
Abstract
Various medical devices are described herein. More particularly, various probes used for performing lithotripsy and methods of performing lithotripsy are described. In an example, a probe comprises an elongate member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a proximal portion, an intermediate portion, and a distal portion. The proximal portion has an outer diameter that is greater than the outer diameter of the distal portion.