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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2015
Covaris, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
James A. Laugharn, Jr., Winchester, MA (US);
Gregory J. Kellogg, Cambridge, MA (US);
Covaris, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Abstract
A treatment vessel may allow a user, or automated system, to manipulate sample material within a treatment area during processing (e.g., focused acoustic treatment), as well as subject the sample material to a staged processing protocol. The vessel may include openings for receiving/discharging the sample material. Walls within the vessel may be movable between various positions, to permit or obstruct flow of sample material into or out from a treatment area. The wall(s) may push the sample material within the vessel, as well as adjust pressure levels within the treatment area. In some embodiments, an acoustic treatment system may include a flexible coupling medium that may be deformed toward the vessel upon an application of suitable pressure thereto. When the medium presses up against the vessel, defects (e.g., particles, bubbles, interfaces, etc.) that may otherwise be present along the acoustic wave path may be reduced.