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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Werner Schwarze, Kreuzlingen, CH;
Walter Uebelacker, Buergeln, CH;
Assignee:
HMT Holding AG, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/00 ;
Abstract
A device for generating acoustic shock waves, comprising at least two electrodes which form a spark discharge gap G in a fluid volume and a reflector for the acoustic shock waves generated during the spark discharge made of an electrically conductive material, and wherein the power to one of the electrodes is supplied by way of the reflector.