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US 12,433,620 B2Granted
Locus emitter shock wave catheter devices with increased longevity and higher sonic output
AssigneeShockwave Medical, Inc.
InventorsDanielle Sheree Rond, Rainier Betelia, Todd Weston Jenkins, Nancy P. Nguyen, Jason B. Franco
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Abstract
An exemplary shock wave catheter system comprises: a catheter body comprising a lumen; an emitter wire configured to generate shock waves, wherein one or more gaps are formed between two or more portions of the emitter wire along a length of the catheter body, each of the one or more gaps forming a locus emitter; a carrier wire configured to conduct electricity to the emitter wire; and one or more electrical joints configured to electrically couple and join the emitter wire and the carrier wire.
Claims22
A shock wave catheter system comprising:
- a catheter body comprising a lumen;
- an emitter wire configured to generate shock waves, wherein one or more gaps are formed between two or more discontinuous portions of the emitter wire along a length of the catheter body, each of the one or more gaps forming a locus emitter;
- a carrier wire configured to conduct electricity to the emitter wire;
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- one or more electrical joints configured to electrically couple and join the emitter wire and the carrier wire.
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