Patent ID: 9433692
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A61L

Claim Text:
1. A system for electroporation, the system comprising: a plurality of microwave electromagnetic (EM) radiation sources configured to generate microwave EM radiation with an interference pattern having at least one antinode within a region, wherein an attribute of an electric field associated with the at least one antinode is sufficient to cause electroporation of a cell wall; a spatial variation device configured to vary a location of the at least one antinode with respect to the region, wherein at least a portion of an object is configured to be at least partially sterilized via the electroporation where the at least one antinode overlaps the object; and a controller configured to control the spatial variation device to spatially vary the at least one antinode according to an electroporation pattern configured to regulate a sterilization within the portion of the object and maintain a temperature of the portion of the object below a sterilization temperature.