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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 01, 2023
Bolt Medical, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Eric Schultheis, San Clemente, CA (US);
BOLT MEDICAL, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for treating a treatment site () within or adjacent to a heart valve () within a body of a patient includes the steps of generating energy with an energy source (); receiving energy from the energy source () with an energy guide (A); positioning a balloon assembly () adjacent to the treatment site (), the balloon assembly () including an outer balloon (B) and an inner balloon (A) that is positioned within and at least partially spaced-apart from the outer balloon (B) to define an interstitial space (A) therebetween that is configured to retain a balloon fluid (); and positioning a portion of the energy guide (A) that receives the energy from the energy source () within the interstitial space (A) between the balloons (A,B) so that a plasma-induced bubble () is formed in the balloon fluid () within the interstitial space (A).