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SHOCK WAVE BALLOON CATHETER WITH MULTIPLE SHOCK WAVE SOURCES

  • US 20140005576A1
  • Filed: 06/27/2012
  • Published: 01/02/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a balloon adapted to be placed adjacent a calcified region of a body, the balloon being inflatable with a liquid; and

    a shock wave generator within the balloon that produces shock waves that propagate through the liquid for impinging upon the calcified region adjacent the balloon,wherein the shock wave generator comprises a plurality of shock wave sources distributed within the balloon, wherein the plurality of shock wave sources comprises more than two shock wave sources.

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