{"id":7725,"date":"2024-11-15T08:08:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T14:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shockwavemedical.com\/shockwave-ivl-overview-moa\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T08:51:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T14:51:24","slug":"ivl-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shockwave-jj.l06.project-qa.com\/en-eu\/ivl-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"IVL Overview and MOA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Shockwave IVL Overview & MOA<\/h1>\n\t\t\t

Address challenging calcium without compromising. Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) simplifies the treatment of calcium via a unique mechanism of action (MOA) on an intuitive platform that\u2019s low risk and consistently effective. <\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL): Established on the Principles of Kidney Stone Treatment<\/h2>\n

Adapted for Calcium in the Cardiovascular System<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

For more than 30 years, urologic lithotripsy has used shock waves to break up stones in the kidney and parts of the ureter, allowing the tiny pieces of stones to pass through via urine.1<\/sup> Adapted from these principles, Shockwave IVL is an interventional procedure that utilizes a fluid-filled catheter connected to power sources that generate acoustic shock waves to modify calcified plaque in coronary and peripheral arteries.<\/p>\n

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  1. The Shockwave IVL catheter is placed against a calcified blockage in the artery<\/li>\n
  2. An electrical discharge from the catheter emitters vaporizes the liquid within the balloon, creating a rapidly expanding and collapsing bubble that generates sonic pressure waves, or shock waves<\/li>\n
  3. The shock waves create a localized field effect that travels through the soft vascular tissue, selectively cracking superficial and deep calcium within the vessel wall while leaving the soft tissue undisturbed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Shock Waves Are the Basis for Lithotripsy<\/h2>\n

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    Shock waves are created when the source of an acoustic wave is moving faster than the speed of sound within that medium. Regardless of the energy sources, shock waves are consistent in their construction. The acoustic field of shock waves are typically measured in water using a hydrophone, which converts pressure into an electrical signal.<\/p>\n

    The key characteristics of shock waves are:<\/p>\n