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Lithotripsy probe

US4774947A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

RICHARD WOLF GMBH · DE

Inventors

Ernst Falk · Maulbronn, DE
Siegfried Bauer · Bruchsal, DE
Helmut Wurster · Oberderdingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 16, 1987
Grant date	Oct 4, 1988
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 16, 2007

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/22022
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A lithotripsy probe for stone disintegration, comprising a pair of conductors insulated from one another and extending through the probe. The conductors are surrounded by a thin metal sleeve over a distal length of the probe, and the metal sleeve is provided at one point, which is situated at a distance from the distal extremity of the probe, with at least one gap or perforation in which engages an overlying shrink-on tube to immobilize the sleeve on the two insulated conductors.

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