Photodisruptive laser nucleation and ultrasonically-driven cavitation of tissues and materials
US6391020B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2007/0008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing a material creates a cavitation nucleus in a portion of the material by focusing optical radiation at the portion of the material and then causing mechanical disruption in another portion of the material adjacent the cavitation nucleus by subjecting the cavitation nucleus to ultrasound waves.
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