Lithrotripter with improved sterilization time

US10285773B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Gyrus ACMI, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Richard C. Faherty · Watertown, US
• Lawrence J. St. George · Sudbury, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 2017
• Grant date: May 14, 2019
• Expiry date: Jul 5, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2217/007
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A lithotripter includes a handle with a distal end and a proximal end, a driver resource contained within the handle, the driver resource having a driver resource distal end and a driver resource proximal end, and a probe housed within the handle, the probe having a probe distal end and a probe proximal end, the probe distal end terminating at the distal end of the apparatus at a point distal from the handle distal end, the probe proximal end terminating proximal to the driver resource proximal end. The lithotripter further includes a shielding insert surrounding at least a portion of the probe, the shielding insert having a shielding insert proximal end and a shielding insert distal end, the shielding insert proximal end terminating proximal to the proximal end of the driver resource, and the shielding insert distal end terminating distal to the distal end of the driver resource, the probe proximal end being contained within the handle.