Patent ID: 9725711
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61N,C12N

Claim:
1. A device for selective hyperthermic damage of target cells, comprising: a source of millimeter wave radiation; and a waveguide adapted for delivering the millimeter wave radiation to a predetermined spot of an external surface of an associated cell cultureware having cells in a culture medium placed therein, to provide for exposing a predetermined region of exposure of the cells in the culture medium to the millimeter wave radiation; wherein an end face of the waveguide is positioned in close proximity of the predetermined spot, and wherein radiation power and exposure time of the millimeter wave radiation, and positional relationship of the end face of the waveguide and the target cells are selected such as to provide selective hyperthermic damage to the target cells in the predetermined region of exposure of the cells in the culture medium, wherein the millimeter wave radiation is in a frequency band selected from W-band, F-band, D-band, or G-band, and has a water penetration depth of about 0.4 mm or less.