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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
May. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Shockwave Medical, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
John M. Adams, Snohomish, WA (US);
Thomas G. Goff, Mountain View, CA (US);
Doug Hakala, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
Shockwave Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/225 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 17/22022 (2013.01); A61B 18/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/2202 (2013.01); A61B 17/22029 (2013.01); A61B 17/2251 (2013.01); A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22024 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22025 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22051 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22058 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22062 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22098 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a balloon adapted to be placed adjacent a calcified region of a body. The balloon is inflatable with a liquid. The apparatus further includes a shock wave generator within the balloon that produces shock waves that propagate through the liquid for impinging upon the calcified region adjacent the balloon. The shock wave generator includes a plurality of shock wave sources distributed within the balloon.