DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY LYSING CELLS
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1. A device for generating microbubbles in a gas and liquid mixture and injection device, said device comprising:
- a housing defining a mixing chamber;
means for mixing solution contained in said mixing chamber to generate microbubbles in the solution;
a needle array removably attached to the housing and in fluid connection with said mixing chamber, said needle array including at least one needle; and
a machine readable identifier on said needle array.
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Abstract
A device for generating microbubbles in a gas and liquid mixture and injection device, the device comprising: a housing defining a mixing chamber; means for mixing solution contained in the mixing chamber to generate microbubbles in the solution; a needle array removably attached to the housing and in fluid connection with the mixing chamber, the needle array including at least one needle; and a machine readable identifier on the needle array.
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1. A device for generating microbubbles in a gas and liquid mixture and injection device, said device comprising:
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a housing defining a mixing chamber; means for mixing solution contained in said mixing chamber to generate microbubbles in the solution; a needle array removably attached to the housing and in fluid connection with said mixing chamber, said needle array including at least one needle; and a machine readable identifier on said needle array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A device for generating microbubbles in a gas and liquid mixture and injection device, said device comprising:
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a housing defining a mixing chamber; means for mixing solution contained in said mixing chamber to generate microbubbles in the solution; a needle array removably attached to the housing and in fluid connection with said mixing chamber, said needle array including at least one needle; a needle deployment mechanism operably connected to said needle array for deploying said at least one needle(s) between a retracted and an extended position. a machine readable identifier on said needle array; and means for reading the identifier operably connected to the needle deployment mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A device, comprising:
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a housing defining a mixing chamber; means for mixing solution contained in said mixing chamber to generate microbubbles in the solution; a needle array removably attached to the housing and in fluid connection with said mixing chamber, said needle array including at least one needle, said needle array includes a tissues apposition surface; said at least one needle includes a distal end, said at least one needle being moveable between a retracted position in which said distal end of the needle is maintained beneath the tissue apposition surface and an extended position in which said distal end of the needle extends beyond said tissue apposition surface; a machine readable identifier on said needle array; and means for reading the identifier operably connected to the fluid pressurization mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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