ShockWave Medical, Inc.
SHOCKWAVE BALLOON CATHETER SYSTEM
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Abstract:
A system for breaking obstructions in body lumens includes a catheter including an elongated carrier, a balloon about the carrier in sealed relation thereto, the balloon being arranged to receive a fluid therein that inflates the balloon, and an arc generator including at least one electrode within the balloon that forms a mechanical shock wave within the balloon. The system further includes a power source that provides electrical energy to the arc generator.
Status:
Application
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
2 Mar 2021
Issue date:
16 Sep 2021