Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems, devices and methods for generating subsonic pressure waves in intravascular lithotripsy
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Application No.: US17454587Application Date: 2021-11-11
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Publication No.: US11896248B2Publication Date: 2024-02-13
- Inventor: Sam Batchelder , John R. Ballard , Robert D'Agostino , Michael P. Brenzel , Jason W. Staab
- Applicant: Nextern Innovation, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MN White Bear Township
- Assignee: Nextern Innovation, LLC
- Current Assignee: Nextern Innovation, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MN White Bear Township
- Agency: BARNES & THORNBURG LLP
- Agent Jeffrey R. Stone
- Main IPC: A61B17/225
- IPC: A61B17/225 ; A61B17/22 ; A61M25/10

Abstract:
Various embodiments of the systems, methods and devices are provided for breaking up calcified lesions in an anatomical conduit. More specifically, an electrical arc is generated between two spaced-apart electrodes disposed within a fluid-filled balloon, creating a subsonic pressure wave. In some embodiments, the electrodes comprise a plurality of points that allow the electrical arc to form at any one of the plurality of points to, among other things, extend the electrode life.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230037716A1 SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SUBSONIC PRESSURE WAVES IN INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY Public/Granted day:2023-02-09
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