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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Covaris, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Inventors:
James A. Laugharn, Jr., Winchester, MA (US);
Xiaoyin He, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Covaris, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/28 (2006.01); B01J 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/28 (2013.01); B01J 19/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for acoustically treating material are described. Acoustic energy is emitted into a waveguide having a wall with a shape that tapers away from the acoustic source. The wall may have a substantially conical or parabolic shape. When emitted therein, the waveguide causes convergence of the acoustic energy so as to form an acoustic focal zone at a vessel. In some embodiments, a substantial portion of the acoustic focal zone is located outside of the internal volume defined by the waveguide.