(19)
(11) EP 3 487 414 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
01.05.2024 Bulletin 2024/18

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.03.2024 Bulletin 2024/13

(21) Application number: 17831599.0

(22) Date of filing: 14.07.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/00(2006.01)
A61B 17/225(2006.01)
A61N 7/00(2006.01)
 A61B 17/22(2006.01)
A61H 23/00(2006.01)
G10K 15/06(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61N 7/00; A61B 17/225; A61B 2017/22027; A61B 17/22004; A61B 2017/22025; G10K 15/06; A61B 17/22
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2017/042122
(87) International publication number:
WO 2018/017414 (25.01.2018 Gazette 2018/04)

(54)

RAPID PULSE ELECTROHYDRAULIC (EH) SHOCKWAVE GENERATOR APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED ELECTRODE LIFETIME

GENERATOR FÜR ELEKTROHYDRAULISCHE (EH) SCHNELLPULS-STOSSWELLEN MIT VERBESSERTER ELEKTRODENLEBENSDAUER

APPAREIL GÉNÉRATEUR D'ONDE DE CHOC ÉLECTROHYDRAULIQUE (EH) À IMPULSION RAPIDE PRÉSENTANT UNE DURÉE DE VIE D'ÉLECTRODE AMÉLIORÉE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 21.07.2016 US 201662365099 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.05.2019 Bulletin 2019/22

(60) Divisional application:
20153807.1 / 3677200

(73) Proprietor: Soliton, Inc.
North Chicago, IL 60064 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CAPELLI, Christopher, C.
    Houston, TX 77087 (US)
  • KISHINEVSKY, Michael
    Houston, TX 77087 (US)
  • MASSE, Daniel
    Houston, TX 77087 (US)
  • SUMMERSON, John
    Houston, TX 77087 (US)
  • ROBERTSON, David
    Houston, TX 77087 (US)
  • KLEMP, Walter
    Houston, TX 77087 (US)
  • CROWLEY, Robert
    Houston, TX 77087 (US)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB 
Siebertstrasse 3
81675 München
81675 München (DE)


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CN-C- 100 530 868
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DE-A1-102007 046 902
US-A- 5 509 200
US-A1- 2015 217 111
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