US 12,403,066 B2
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
Konrad Nover, Eppingen (DE); Felix Dieffenbacher, Eppingen (DE); and Peter Vallon, Eppingen (DE)
Assigned to LiKAMED GmbH, Eppingen (DE)
Filed by LiKAMED GmbH, Eppingen (DE)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/642,853.
Claims priority of application No. 102023111367.4 (DE), filed on May 3, 2023; and application No. 102024109730.2 (DE), filed on Apr. 8, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2024/0366467 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. A61H 23/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61H 23/008 (2013.01) [A61H 2201/0107 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1238 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5058 (2013.01); A61H 2230/105 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device (1) for deflecting and focusing shock waves,
including at least one applicator (2), with the at least one applicator (2) having at least one application surface (8) and at least one application surface (8) being capable of emitting configured to emit a shock wave in a thrust direction of the at least one applicator,
including at least one reflector (3), with at least one reflector (3) having at least one reflection surface (9) and a focal point (11) on which shock waves configured to be focused by the at least one reflection surface (9), including at least one projectile (5), which is configured to be accelerated in a projectile thrust direction (6) towards the at least one applicator (2),
characterised in that the at least one reflection surface (9) of the at least one reflector (3) is shaped in such a way that, at least for a part of the shock wave, or a shock wave component (7), a distance representing the sum of a distance component A and a distance component B is of equal length,
with the distance component A comprising the distance between a point on the application surface (8) from which the shock wave component is configured to be emitted and a point (10) on the reflection surface (9) by which is configured to be subsequently reflected, and
the distance component B comprising the distance between the point (10) on the reflection surface (9) by which this shock wave component (7) is configured to be reflected and the focal point (11);
characterised in that the focal point (11) is not located in any of the thrust directions, neither that of the projectile thrust direction (6) or the thrust direction of the at least one applicator.