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HIGH PRESSURE BALLOON SHOCKWAVE CATHETER AND METHOD

  • US 20120203255A1
  • Filed: 10/06/2011
  • Published: 08/09/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A catheter comprising:

  • an elongated carrier;

    a balloon at one end of the carrier in sealed relation thereto,the carrier including a channel arranged to receive a fluid therein that inflates the balloon to an internal pressure of greater than two atmospheres; and

    an arc generator within the balloon that forms a mechanical shock wave within the balloon.

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