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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Jerger, Sindelfingen, DE;
Uwe Horn, Constance, DE;
Emanuel Goin, Lausanne, CH;
Andreas Menne, Meersburg, DE;
Assignee:
Ferton Holding S.A., Delemont, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/722 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/722 ;
Abstract
A metallic flexible probe for use in shock wave lithotripsy is provided next to its head portion and approximately at a transition to an adjoining initial length of the probe with a rated break point for causing without any disturbance of the energy flow along the length of the probe as optimized by different dimensional and material chracteristics of the probe a fracture at a position which most presumably will not lead to harmful injuries of the patient and to no damages of the surrounding lumen of the endoscope which is used in combination with a lithotripter.