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Device for generating acoustic shock waves, especially for medical applications

US6186963A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 1998
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2018

Classification

  • 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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