US Patent Issued to Softwave Tissue Regeneration Technologies on May 20 for "Acoustic shock wave treatment and devices for appendages" (California, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,721, issued on May 20, was assigned to Softwave Tissue Regeneration Technologies LLC (Kennesaw, Ga.).

"Acoustic shock wave treatment and devices for appendages" was invented by John F. Warlick (Woodstock, Ga.) and Irwin Goldstein (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved method of treating an appendage of a patient using acoustic shock waves has the steps of: providing an appendage in need of an acoustic shock wave treatment; placing an acoustic shock wave applicator on a surface of the appendage; placing a gaseous filled membrane on an opposite surface of the appendage; activating an acoustic shock wave generator or sour...