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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2023
Shockwave Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Thomas Charles Hasenberg, Campbell, CA (US);
Rainier Betelia, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Lang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Jason B. Franco, Milpitas, CA (US);
Robert Zelenka, Milpitas, CA (US);
Thu Anh Ho, San Jose, CA (US);
Todd Weston Jenkins, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew James Hudon, Tabernash, CO (US);
SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An exemplary catheter for use in a body lumen comprises: a catheter body; and a plurality of shock wave emitters disposed at a distal end of the catheter body, each shock wave emitter configured to generate a shock wave that propagates distally of the catheter body, wherein the plurality of shock wave emitters are arrayed about a longitudinal axis of the catheter body such that shock waves emitted from the plurality of shock wave emitters can constructively interfere distally of the catheter body, and wherein each shock wave emitter comprises electrodes separated by a spark gap and at least one electrical connector that connects at least one of the electrodes to an electrode of another shock wave emitter of the plurality of shock wave emitters.