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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2024
Shockwave Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Danielle Sheree Rond, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Rainier Betelia, San Jose, CA (US);
Todd Weston Jenkins, San Jose, CA (US);
Nancy P. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason B. Franco, Milpitas, CA (US);
Shockwave Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An exemplary shock wave catheter system comprises: a catheter body comprising a lumen; an emitter wire configured to generate shock waves, wherein one or more gaps are formed between two or more portions of the emitter wire along a length of the catheter body, each of the one or more gaps forming a locus emitter; a carrier wire configured to conduct electricity to the emitter wire; and one or more electrical joints configured to electrically couple and join the emitter wire and the carrier wire.