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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Shockwave Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
John M. Adams, Snohomish, WA (US);
Daniel Hawkins, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Clifton A. Alferness, Olalla, WA (US);
Assignee:
SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/225 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22022 (2013.01); A61B 17/2202 (2013.01); A61B 17/22029 (2013.01); A61B 17/2251 (2013.01); A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22001 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22021 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22024 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22025 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22038 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22058 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22062 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for breaking obstructions in body lumens includes a catheter including an elongated carrier, a balloon about the carrier in sealed relation thereto, the balloon being arranged to receive a fluid therein that inflates the balloon, and an arc generator including at least one electrode within the balloon that forms a mechanical shock wave within the balloon. The system further includes a power source that provides electrical energy to the arc generator.