Patent ID: 11865371
Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTER
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. An apparatus comprising:
an acoustic-wave generator configured to emit sinusoidal acoustic waves having at least one frequency between 1 MHz and 1000 MHz;
a shockwave medium contained by a shockwave housing wherein the shockwave housing is coupled to the acoustic-wave generator; and
wherein the apparatus is configured to propagate at least a portion of the emitted sinusoidal acoustic waves through the shockwave medium to form unfocused shock waves in the shockwave medium such that the unfocused shock waves exit a distal end of the shockwave housing; and
wherein the formed unfocused shock waves are configured to rupture to at least one cellular structure comprising at least one region of heterogeneity having a greater effective density than an effective density of another region of the at least one cellular structure.