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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gunter Rentschler, Kraichtal-Munzesheim, DE;
Michael Burkhardt, Muhlacker, DE;
Assignee:
Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ;
Abstract
There is disclosed lithotripsy apparatus comprising an ultrasonic shock wave generator having a coupling cushion which is adaptable to the body of a patient to be treated by means of the shock wave generator and which can be filled with water as the acoustic coupling medium between the body of the patient and the shock wave generator. Devices are provided for degasifying the water and for continuously disinfecting it for the prevention of slime formation therein, for example the growth of algae.