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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Shockwave Medical, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Hawkins, Fremont, CA (US);
John M. Adams, Snohomish, WA (US);
Assignee:
SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61N 1/38 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22022 (2013.01); A61M 25/1002 (2013.01); A61N 1/38 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22025 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22054 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22062 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22098 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1072 (2013.01); A61N 1/056 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valvuloplasty system comprises a balloon adapted to be placed adjacent leaflets of a valve. The balloon is inflatable with a liquid. The system further includes a shock wave generator within the balloon that produces shock waves. The shock waves propagate through the liquid and impinge upon the valve to decalcify and open the valve.