ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,433, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Intravascular lithotripsy systems, devices and methods" was invented by J. Samuel Batchelder (Somers, N.Y.), John R. Ballard (Waconia, Minn.), Robert D'Agostino (Minneapolis), Michael P. Brenzel (St. Paul, Minn.) and Jacob W. Staab (Apple Valley, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of the systems, methods and devices are provided for breaking up calcified lesions in an anatomical conduit. More specifically, an electrical arc is generated between two spaced-apart electrodes disposed within a fluid-filled balloon, creating a...