Patent ID: 8568396

Claim:
A handpiece, comprising: a handpiece body; a pulse chamber configured to receive fluid from a fluid inlet port, wherein the pulse chamber is located in the handpiece body and at least partially bounded by a pair of electrodes, wherein the electrodes are configured to deliver a current to a fluid in the pulse chamber to cause the fluid to boil and exit the pulse chamber; a flooded engine compartment configured to receive fluid from the fluid inlet port; and a tip, fluidly coupled to the pulse chamber and the flooded engine compartment and configured to direct the fluid from the pulse chamber and the flooded engine compartment out of the handpiece; a merging chamber configured to receive heated fluid from the pulse chamber and fluid from the flooded engine compartment; wherein the tip is coupled to the merging chamber, wherein the tip is configured to direct the fluid received in the merging chamber out of the handpiece body.