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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001642545
SHOCKWAVE MED INC
001-38829
5403 Betsy Ross Drive
Santa Clara
CA
95054
5102794262
Dan Puckett
Officer
COMMON
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Fl.
New York
NY
10004
1002
265980.90
36495387
04/19/2023
NASDAQ
Common
04/17/2023
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
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1002
04/17/2023
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10b5-1 Sales Plan for DANIEL PUCKETT
5403 Betsy Ross Drive
Santa Clara
CA
95054
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10b5-1 Sales Plan for DANIEL PUCKETT
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Santa Clara
CA
95054
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CA
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