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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2024
Shockwave Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hyung Joo Kim, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Thomas Charles Hasenberg, Campbell, CA (US);
Leela Goel, Santa Clara, CA (US);
SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Shock wave catheters and methods of use thereof are disclosed herein for intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) and intravascular imaging of a body lumen. The shock wave catheter can include an elongate tube; at least one shock wave emitter disposed at a distal portion of the elongate tube and configured to emit shock waves for treating an occlusion in a body lumen; at least one sensor for imaging the body lumen, the at least imaging sensor disposed at the distal portion of the elongate tube; and at least one enclosure enclosing the at least one shock wave emitter and the at least one sensor. The at least one sensor may be an ultrasound transducer for intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging of the body lumen. Alternatively, the at least one sensor may be an optical coherence tomography (OCT) sensor for OCT imaging of the body lumen.