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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2024
Applicant:
Sanuwave, Inc., Suwanee, GA (US);
Inventor:
Iulian Cioanta, Milton, GA (US);
Assignee:
SANUWAVE, INC., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/225 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 18/26 (2006.01); A61H 9/00 (2006.01); A61H 23/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22012 (2013.01); A61B 17/22004 (2013.01); A61B 17/2202 (2013.01); A61B 17/22022 (2013.01); A61B 17/22029 (2013.01); A61B 17/225 (2013.01); A61B 18/245 (2013.01); A61B 18/26 (2013.01); A61H 9/0057 (2013.01); A61H 23/008 (2013.01); G10K 11/28 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 17/22 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22014 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22024 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22025 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22051 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22054 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22067 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22079 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22082 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2212 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2253 (2013.01); A61B 17/2255 (2013.01); A61H 2201/14 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1664 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter system fits within a blood vessel wall includes a shock wave generator aligned along a length of a catheter within a balloon proximal to the tip end of the catheter to produce shock waves that propagate outward through the balloon toward the blood vessel wall for treatment.