Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shock wave balloon catheter with multiple shock wave sources
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Application No.: US13534658Application Date: 2012-06-27
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Publication No.: US09642673B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: John Adams , Thomas G. Goff , Doug Hakala
- Applicant: John Adams , Thomas G. Goff , Doug Hakala
- Applicant Address: US CA Fremont
- Assignee: SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC.
- Current Assignee: SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Fremont
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/22
- IPC: A61B17/22 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/00
Abstract:
An apparatus includes a balloon adapted to be placed adjacent a calcified region of a body. The balloon is inflatable with a liquid. The apparatus further includes a shock wave generator within the balloon that produces shock waves that propagate through the liquid for impinging upon the calcified region adjacent the balloon. The shock wave generator includes a plurality of shock wave sources distributed within the balloon.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140005576A1 SHOCK WAVE BALLOON CATHETER WITH MULTIPLE SHOCK WAVE SOURCES Public/Granted day:2014-01-02
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