Patent ID: 11857212
Assignee: SOLUTIA INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method of producing a compressed acoustic wave using an apparatus for generating therapeutic shock waves, the method comprising:
applying voltage pulses to a plurality of electrodes in a chamber defined by a housing and filled with liquid such that portions of the liquid begin to vaporize and ionize to provide an inter-electrode conductive path;
applying voltage to a plurality of capacitors coupled to a plurality of stackable circuit boards carried by the housing and in electrical communication with the plurality of electrodes to charge the plurality of capacitors; and
upon the plurality of capacitors reaching a threshold charge, discharging the plurality of capacitors to the electrodes to generate an inter-electrode arc along the established inter-electrode conductive path and thereby generate of at least one acoustic shock wave;
wherein applying voltage to the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of capacitors is performed simultaneously.