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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2024
Applicant:
Sanuwave, Inc., Suwanee, GA (US);
Inventor:
Iulian Cioanta, Milton, GA (US);
Assignee:
SANUWAVE, INC., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (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); A61B 17/221 (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
An apparatus includes a catheter sized to fit within a wall of a blood vessel, wherein the catheter includes a balloon with a liquid inlet coupled to the catheter, a plurality of shock wave generators coupled to the catheter within the balloon, and wherein the shock wave generators upon electrical discharge produce shock waves that propagate away from the catheter toward the wall of the blood vessel, and one or more radiopaque markers coupled to the catheter to identify the location of the balloon.