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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2021
Nextern Innovation, Llc, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Sam Batchelder, Somers, NY (US);
John R. Ballard, Waconia, MN (US);
Robert D'Agostino, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael P. Brenzel, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jason W. Staab, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Nextern Innovation, LLC, White Bear Township, MN (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the systems, methods and devices are provided for breaking up calcified lesions in an anatomical conduit. More specifically, an electrical arc is generated between two spaced-apart electrodes disposed within a fluid-filled balloon, creating a subsonic pressure wave. In some embodiments, the electrodes comprise a plurality of points that allow the electrical arc to form at any one of the plurality of points to, among other things, extend the electrode life.