ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,897, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL INC. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"System for treating thrombus in body lumens" was invented by Hoa Nguyen (Santa Clara, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to thrombectomy devices. An exemplary catheter comprises: an emitter assembly comprising at least one emitter; wherein each emitter comprises an electrode pair, and wherein each emitter is configured to generate a plurality of cavitation bubbles when a voltage is applied to the pair of electrodes; an infusion lumen formed by at least a portion of an outer wall of the catheter, the infus...