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

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
providing a plurality of sinusoidal acoustic waves having at least one frequency between 1 MHz and 1,000 MHz;
propagating at least a portion of the sinusoidal acoustic waves through a shockwave medium disposed in and contained by a shockwave housing, the shockwave medium configured to exhibit nonlinear properties in the presence of the propagated sinusoidal acoustic waves to generate a plurality of unfocused shock waves that exit a distal end of the shockwave housing; and
delivering at least a portion of said plurality of unfocused shock waves to at least one cellular structure comprising at least one region of heterogeneity; and
rupturing the at least one cellular structure by continuing to deliver said plurality of unfocused shock waves;
wherein the plurality of unfocused shock waves are generated in the shockwave medium.