Device for generating acoustic shock waves, especially for medical applications
US6186963A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K11/28
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device for generating acoustic shock waves, comprising at least two electrodes which form a spark discharge gap G in a fluid volume and a reflector for the acoustic shock waves generated during the spark discharge made of an electrically conductive material, and wherein the power to one of the electrodes is supplied by way of the reflector.
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