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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edgar Bauer, Kraichtal, DE;
Stefan Saelzler, Waghaeusel, DE;
Assignee:
Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/722 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/722 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus which comprises a main housing with a shock wave generator and with a coupling membrane and a receiving space arranged therebetween for a coupling fluid which can be controlled with respect to quantity. The receiving space communicates with a control space which can be impinged by a gaseous control force. For the supply of the gaseous control force to the control space a pressurized gas leading control conduit with only a slight flow cross section is required.