ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,066, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to LiKAMED GmbH (Eppingen, Germany).

"Device and method for deflecting and focusing shock waves by a reflection surfaces with a focal point different than a projectile of a thrust direction of an applicator" was invented by Konrad Nover (Eppingen, Germany), Felix Dieffenbacher (Eppingen, Germany) and Peter Vallon (Eppingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device (1) for deflecting and focusing shock waves, a utilisation of a device (1) for deflecting and focusing shock waves, and a method of focusing and deflecting a shock wave are proposed, wherein the device (1) comprises at least one a...