Patent ID: 8986322
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for using hydrodynamic cavitation in medical treatment comprising: a tank used as a container for a fluid, a compressor which is connected to the tank in order to maintain an input pressure of the fluid, a tubing in which the fluid flows, a probe which is configured for cavitation, a valve, which is positioned inside the tubing, allowing the fluid to flow into the probe, a filter, which is positioned inside the tubing, preventing a predetermined size particles flow into the probe, a fitting connecting the probe to the tubing, a flowmeter measuring a volume flow rate of the fluid through the probe, an image capturing unit capturing a plurality of sequential images of bubbles growing and collapsing of the bubbles after the bubbles exit from the probe, a positioning assembly which adjusts a distance between the probe and a target surface and, a control and data acquisition unit, wherein the positioning assembly comprising; a strip which is fixed at an end of the tubing, a heater in contact with the strip and a power supply giving necessary electrical power to the heater.