ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,279, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Acotec Technologies Ltd. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Lithotripsy balloon catheter" was invented by Jon Schabert (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lithotripsy device includes an elongate body comprising a distal tip portion having an end surface that forms a non-zero angle with a longitudinal axis of the elongate body, a balloon circumferentially around a portion of the elongate body enclosing the end surface of the tip portion defining an interior configured to receive a fluid, and at least one emitter positioned at the end surface of the tip portion of the elongate body. The at least...