High coverage and low profile electrode assembly for angioplasty shockwave catheter

The invention discloses a shock wave generating system for an angioplasty catheter. The system includes an elongate member, wire electrodes, a non-conductive gap, each wire electrode attached to an electrical output terminal of a high voltage power source by an electrical wire extending from a terminal on an outer surface of the elongate member to the wire electrode. The system is an electrode assembly of a shock wave generating angioplasty catheter for treating calcified arteries. Shock waves are impact in nature and can impact and decompose hard calcified platelets deposited on the inner wall of the artery. Once these deposits are fragmented, the space of the arterial lumen expands, thereby improving blood flow. 本发明公开了一种用于血管成形术导管的冲击波产生系统，所述系统包括细长构件、导线电极、非导电间隙，每个有线电极通过从细长构件的外表面上的端子延伸到所述有线电极的电线附接到高压电源的电输出端子。所述系统为用于治疗钙化动脉的产生冲击波的血管成形术导管的电极组件。冲击波本质上是撞击性的，能够撞击和分解沉积在动脉内壁的坚硬钙化血小板。一旦这些沉积物碎裂，动脉内腔的空间就会扩大，从而改善血液流动。