Handpiece for use in lithotripsy
US5868756A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/924
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A handpiece for use in lithotripsy is provided with a probe which as a wave guide transmits shock waves that are produced by an impact force of a projectile acting against a mass body member located at the proximal end of the probe whereby this mass body member is located at the free end of a guide tube for said projectile and adapted for transmitting the impact force from the projectile to said probe the shock waves of which are adapted to cause an intercorporeal fragmentation of calculi.
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