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US 12,220,141 · App. 18/216,084 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Catheter system with independently controllable bubble and arc generation

Inventor: Jens Ullmann (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC.
A61B17/22022A61B2017/00181A61B2017/00194A61B2017/22025A61B2017/22038A61B2017/22064A61B2017/22089
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Patent No.
US 12,220,141
App. No.
18/216,084
Filed
Jun 29, 2023
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3771
USPC
606/128
Abstract

Described herein are systems and methods for implementing a power source for a shock wave catheter system, the power source including two separate voltage sources: a bubble generation voltage source and an arc generation voltage source. In one or more examples, the power source can be configured such that the bubble generation voltage source provides a lower voltage to a pair of electrodes of the shock wave catheter system. The lower voltage can be configured to induce electrolysis of a fluid that surrounds the pair of electrodes of the shock wave catheter system for generating and growing a bubble. Once a bubble has formed, the arc generation voltage source can then be engaged to provide a high-voltage electrical pulse to the electrodes of the shock wave catheter system, thereby generating an arc (i.e., spark) across the electrodes.

Claims (43)

1. A method for generating a shock wave in a shock wave catheter system, the method comprising:

applying a first voltage, using a first voltage source, to one or more electrodes of the shock wave catheter system to prime an aqueous environment or generate one or more bubbles in a fluid surrounding the one or more electrodes; and

applying a second voltage, using a second voltage source, to the one or more electrodes to generate an electrical arc at the one or more electrodes,

wherein the first voltage source and the second voltage source are independently controllable; and

applying a third voltage to the one or more electrodes of the shock wave catheter system to cause metal to be deposited on the one or more electrodes, wherein the applied third voltage is less than the applied first voltage.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selectively electrically coupling or decoupling the first voltage source or the second voltage source with the one or more electrodes.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

electrically separating the first voltage source from the second voltage source.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the electrically separating comprises restricting current flow between the first voltage source and the second voltage source.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an external input corresponding to a user operating a button; and

generating one or more signals to control a first switch or a second switch of the shock wave catheter system based on the external input.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

operating the shock wave catheter system in a bubble generation mode, comprising:

closing a first switch to electrically couple the first voltage source with the one or more electrodes; and

opening a second switch to electrically decouple the second voltage source from the one or more electrodes.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

operating the shock wave catheter system in an arc generation mode, comprising:

closing a second switch to electrically couple the second voltage source with the one or more electrodes.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether a bubble has been formed at the one or more electrodes; and

in accordance with the bubble having been formed, operating the shock wave catheter system in an arc generation mode.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining whether a bubble has been formed comprises determining whether the shock wave catheter system has operated in a bubble generation mode for a threshold amount of time.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining whether a bubble has been formed comprises determining whether an amount of current flowing from the first voltage source to the one or more electrodes meets a threshold amount of current.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the amount of current flowing meeting the threshold amount of current comprises the amount of current flowing being less than 100 uA.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether an amount of current flowing from the second voltage source to the one or more electrodes meets a threshold amount of current; and

in accordance with the amount of current flowing meeting the threshold amount of current, terminating operation of the shock wave catheter system in an arc generation mode.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the amount of current flowing meeting the threshold amount of current comprises the amount of current flowing being greater than 50 A.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

operating the shock wave catheter system in a bubble generation mode; and

operating the shock wave catheter system in an arc generation mode,

wherein a period of time for operating in the bubble generation mode is longer than a period of time for operating in the arc generation mode.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applied first voltage is less than the applied second voltage.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applied first voltage is from 50 to 250 volts.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applied second voltage is from 2,000 to 10,000 volts.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first voltage is applied across the one or more electrodes of the shock wave catheter system.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second voltage is applied across the one or more electrodes of the shock wave catheter system.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third voltage is applied when the one or more electrodes is surrounded by a second fluid, wherein the second fluid is compatible with a backplating operation.

21. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid surrounding the one or more electrodes comprises a fluid compatible with backplating and a fluid compatible with bubble generation.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein a volume of the fluid surrounding the one or more electrodes comprises 10-25% of the fluid compatible with backplating and 75-90% of the fluid compatible with bubble generation.

23. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more electrodes are included in an electrode pair, and the first voltage and the second voltage are applied to electrodes of the electrode pair.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2023
From: ULLMANN, JENS
To: SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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