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