ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,085, issued on April 7, was assigned to SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL INC. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Shock wave catheter with shock absorber" was invented by Jason B. Franco (Milpitas, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shock wave catheter includes an elongate member and a shock wave emitter assembly located at a distal region of the elongate member. The shock wave emitter assembly includes a shock absorber made of a low durometer material. A shock wave catheter system includes a shock wave catheter with a shock absorber and a high voltage power supply configured to generate high voltage pulses. A method for treating a lesion in a body lumen ...