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EP 0108190 B1 19860924 - SHOCK WAVE REFLECTOR

Title (en)

SHOCK WAVE REFLECTOR

Publication

EP 0108190 B1 19860924 (DE)

Application

EP 83106090 A 19830622

Priority

DE 3241026 A 19821106

Abstract (en)

[origin: US4570634A] A reflector for focusing shockwaves in order to contactlessly comminute concretions in living bodies and for which a suitable selection of materials and geometry prevents a transverse wave in the reflector material from leading the shockwave front in the coupling medium.

IPC 1-7

A61B 17/22; G01K 11/28

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/225 (2006.01); G01K 11/28 (2006.01); G10K 11/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G10K 11/28 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0108190 A2 19840516; EP 0108190 A3 19840725; EP 0108190 B1 19860924; DE 3241026 A1 19840510; DE 3241026 C2 19861204; DE 3366440 D1 19861030; JP H0417660 B2 19920326; JP S5988146 A 19840522; US 4570634 A 19860218

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 83106090 A 19830622; DE 3241026 A 19821106; DE 3366440 T 19830622; JP 13689783 A 19830728; US 54520383 A 19831025