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US 8,556,813 B2Granted
Extracorporeal pressure shock wave device
AssigneeSanuwave, Inc.
InventorsIulian Cioanta, Christopher M. Cashman
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Abstract
A shock wave applicator includes a shock wave generator and an asymmetrical reflector portion in a housing. Asymmetry of the reflector portion is combined with one or more wave generators to produce a variety of focal volumes and wave fronts for medical treatment.
Claims5
A shock wave device comprising:
- a shock wave applicator including a reflector disposed within a housing;
- wherein the reflector is a portion of an ellipsoidal shape, the ellipsoidal shape having a first focal point and a second focal point;
- wherein the reflector terminates at an edge defining an opening on a plane;
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- a means for shock wave generation disposed in the housing at the first focal point of the ellipsoidal shape that establishes a focal line with the second focal point of the ellipsoidal shape;
- wherein said focal line intersects the plane defined by the terminating edge of the reflector at a non-perpendicular angle.
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