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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl-Heinz Restle, Kreuzlingen, DE;
Frank Schock, Constance, DE;
Assignee:
HMT High Medical Technologies AG, Lengwil, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/00 ;
Abstract
A device for generating shock waves, specifically for medical applications, has electrodes arranged in a liquid medium, a high voltage being applied to the electrodes to generate an electrical breakdown. Particles added in powder form are suspended in the liquid medium. In order to maintain the particles in suspension, a thixotropic additive is added to the liquid medium.