ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. RE50,775, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Shockwave Medical Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Shock wave device with polarity switching" was invented by Vincent Wenchung Ku (Palo Alto, Calif.) and Camilo Perez Saaibi (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described here are devices and methods for forming shock waves. The devices may comprise an axially extending elongate member. A first electrode pair may comprise a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode pair may be provided on the elongate member and positioned within a conductive fluid. A controller may be coupled to the first electrode pair. The controller may ...