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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Jan MA, Singapore, SG;
Adrian Fatt Hoe Low, Singapore, SG;
Yin Chiang Boey, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/22004 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0039 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0043 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a micro-emulsifier comprising a stack of piezoelectric materials, a horn at a proximal end of the stack of piezoelectric materials, and a transmission wire receivable in the horn for transmission of ultrasound waves able to be produced by the stack of piezoelectric materials. The ultrasound waves are able to be produced in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the stack of piezoelectric materials and the horn. The transmission wire comprises a first end receivable in the horn and a second end remote from the first end, the second end having a bulb thereon.