US Patent Issued to Northgate Technologies on July 14 for "Unfocused electrohydraulic lithotripter" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,181, issued on July 14, was assigned to Northgate Technologies Inc. (Elgin, Ill.).

"Unfocused electrohydraulic lithotripter" was invented by Robert Mantell (Arlington Heights, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electrohydraulic lithotripters comprising a plurality of electrohydraulic probes are disclosed. Each probe of the plurality of probes comprise a first electrode and a second electrode positioned at a distal end of the probe such that when the probe is discharged, an electric arc between the first electrode and the second electrode produces a shockwave that radiates from the distal end of the probe. A first probe and a second ...