Patent EA-002935-B1 (EA)
Title: Method of plasma incision of matter with a specifically tuned radiofrequency electromagnetic field generator
IPC: A61B17/32
Filed: 1998-09-24
Abstract: 1. A method of incision of matter using plasma, comprising the steps of: feeding radio frequency energy into an active incising transmitter electrode tip by employing an electronic system comprising a radiofrequency signal generator and power amplifier for generating an electromagnetic field outward from the surface of said active incising transmitter electrode tip and creating a plasma cloud that coats said active incising transmitter electrode tip by the mechanism of activating atomic particles along the interface of said active incising transmitter tip and said matter that is to be incised without the need to inject ionizable gas into the space surrounding said active incising transmitter electrode tip; incising said matter by utilizing said plasma cloud surrounding said active incising transmitter electrode tip to produce a safe, clean, efficient and effective incision in said matter; sustaining said plasma cloud by a high efficiency energy transfer from an electromagnetic wave to said atomic particles along said interface of said surface of said active incising transmitter electrode tip and said matter that is to be incised 2. The method of Claim 1 wherein said active incising transmitter electrode tip is constructed from an electrically conductive or semi conductive matter and is solid, hollow or a semi-hollow. 3. The method of Claim 1 wherein said active incising transmitter electrode tip consists of a linear or curvilinear shape design or in a loop configuration. 4. The method of Claim 1 wherein said electromagnetic wave produces a continuous electromagnetic waveform. 5. The method of Claim 1 wherein said electromagnetic wave produces a pulsed electromagnetic waveform. 6. The method of Claim 1 wherein the step of producing said plasma includes impedance matching, frequency matching, and power matching said radio frequency energy from said radio frequency signal generator and power amplifier to said plasma cloud coating said active incising transmitter electrode tip. 7. The method of Claim 6 further comprising the step of producing a high efficiency, tightly coupled energy transfer from said radio frequency energy from said radiofrequency signal generator and amplifier to said atomic particles in said plasma cloud along said surface of said incising transmitter electrode tip. 8. The method of Claim 7 further comprising the step of matching the required output power of said radio frequency signal generator and power amplifier to generate and sustain a harmonious plasma cloud. 9. The method of Claim 6 further comprising the step of reducing the turbulence and chaos of said atomic particles in said plasma cloud along said surface of said incising transmitter electrode tip. 10. The method of Claim 9 further comprising the step of developing said harmonious plasma cloud which coats said surface of said incising transmitter electrode tip. 11. The method of Claim 6 further comprising the step of allowing a high percentage of the total energy of said electromagnetic wave generated from said radio frequency signal generator and power amplifier to transmit through said plasma cloud but subsequently have a high percentage of said total energy of said electromagnetic wave be reflected back into said plasma cloud when said electromagnetic wave reaches the interface between said plasma cloud and said matter that is to be incised, according to the Tunnelling effect of physical chemistry. 12. The method of Claim 11 further comprising the step of allowing the reflected energy of said electromagnetic wave to further energize said plasma cloud, thereby further reducing the energy output required to be transmitted by said radio frequency signal generator and amplifier in order to generate and sustain said plasma cloud. 13. The method of Claim 11 further comprising the step of shielding said matter surrounding the path of intended incision from said energy of said electromagnetic wave, thereby protecting said matter outside of said path of incision from radiation exposure. 14. The method of Claim 1 wherein said step of producing said plasma includes using our transmitted magnetic wave to control the distance between said atomic particles in said plasma cloud and said surface of said active incising transmitter electrode tip. 15. The method of Claim 14 further comprising the step of trapping, compressing, contouring, and controlling the shape and density of said plasma cloud by utilizing said transmitted magnetic wave according to the Pinch Effect of physics. 16. The method of Claim 15 further comprising a method of increasing the energy density of said plasma cloud while decreasing the cross sectional diameter of said plasma cloud and the width of said intended path of incision into matter. 17. The method of Claim 14 further comprising the step of trapping and confining said plasma cloud without the need of a solid matter confinement or containment vessel or the need to inject said ionizable gas into said space surrounding said active incising transmitter tip by utilizing said transmitted magnetic wave according to the Magnetic Bottle Effect of physics. 18. The method of Claim 1 wherein said step of producing said electromagnetic wave includes the step of selectively varying the frequency and power of said electromagnetic wave according to the requirements of variations in said atomic particles comprising said plasma cloud as well as the ability to change the physical parameters of said plasma cloud. 19. A method for incising matter, comprising the steps of: feeding radio frequency energy into an active incising transmitter electrode tip; generating an electromagnetic field outward from the surface of said active incising transmitter electrode tip; creating and sustaining a plasma cloud that coats said active incising transmitter electrode tip by activating atomic particles along the interface of said active incising transmitter tip and said matter that is to be incised. 20. The method of Claim 19 wherein said step of generating an electromagnetic field provides matching electromagnetic field and the plasma cloud plasma includes impedance matching, frequency matching, and power matching and setting parameters of said electromagnetic field to said plasma cloud parameters. 21. The method of Claim 19 wherein said step of generating an electrimagnetic field comprises transmitting said magnetic field into matter, when said electrode tip closely moved to said matter, wherein said plasma cloud is generated by interacting said electromagnetic field with atomic particles which are along the interface between an electrode and matter. 22. The method of Claim 19 wherein said step of generating an electrimagnetic field comprises changing characteristics of the electromagnetic field by matching chains so that the electromagnetic field was matched with plasma cloud by impedance, frequency, and power and was set to it. 23. The method of Claim 19 wherein said step of generating an electrimagnetic field comprises passing plasma, which generates said plasma cloud, along the interface of said electromagnetic field. 24. The method of Claim 19 wherein said step of generating an electrimagnetic field comprises producing a continuous electromagnetic waveform. 25. The method of Claim 19 wherein said step of generating an electrimagnetic field comprises producing a pulsed electromagnetic waveform. 26. The method of Claim 19 further comprising the step of providing passing a large percentage of total electromagnetic radiation energy to said plasma cloud. 27. The method of Claim 26 further comprising the step of providing reflecting back a large percentage of total electromagnetic radiation energy to said plasma cloud, when said electromagnetic field occupies the interface between plasma cloud and matter. 28. The method of Claim 27 further comprising the step of providing reflecting back a radiation to plasma cloud for an additional energizing exciting plasma cloud. 29. The method of Claim 19 further comprising the step of shielding said matter surrounding the path of intended incision from said electromagnetic field. 30. The method of Claim 19 further comprising the step of an increasing energy density of said plasma cloud while decreasing both a cross sectional diameter of said plasma cloud and a width of said intended path of incision. 31. The method of Claim 19 further comprising the step of  changing parameters of frequency, impedance or power according to the parameters changes of said atomic particles in said plasma cloud.