ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,197, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to MOON POOL LLC (Chatsworth, Calif.).
"Personal use extracorporeal low intensity acoustic or shock wave mechanical tip and methods of use" was invented by Jonathan Hoffman (Studio City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A treatment device includes a housing having a longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end, a striking element disposed within the housing and moveable along the longitudinal axis, a tip disposed adjacent the distal end, and a nose cone disposed about at least a portion of the tip, the tip being moveable within the nose cone."
The patent was filed on S...