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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
May. 31, 2024
Shockwave Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
David Moosavi, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Todd Weston Jenkins, San Jose, CA (US);
Lawrence John Formosa, Campbell, CA (US);
Danielle Sheree Rond, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Rainier Betelia, San Jose, CA (US);
Hoa D. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason B. Franco, Milpitas, CA (US);
Thomas Charles Hasenberg, Campbell, CA (US);
SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An exemplary catheter includes a catheter body, a first conductive member comprising a first material positioned on the catheter body, a second conductive member comprising a second material different from the first material positioned on the catheter body, one or more electrical joints configured to electrically couple the first conductive member to the second conductive member, and one or more shock wave emitters. Each shock wave emitter is configured to generate a shock wave, and at least one shock wave emitter of the one or more shock wave emitters comprises electrodes separated by a spark gap, wherein at least one of the electrodes is formed from the second conductive member.