Apparatus for selective destruction of cells by implosion of gas bubbles
First Claim
1. An apparatus for selective destruction of cells inside a living subject'"'"'s body, wherein said apparatus comprises:
- means for generating gas bubbles in situ in proximity to the cells to be selectively destroyed, andmeans for provoking an implosion in situ of the gas bubbles, thereby destroying the cells adjacent the imploded gas bubbles.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for selective destruction of cells including soft tissues and bones inside a living subject'"'"'s body.
This apparatus is characterized in that it comproses:
means for generating gas bubbles in situ within the cells to be selectively destroyed, and
implosion means capable of provoking the implosion in situ of the gas bubbles, thereby destroying the cells to be destroyed which are adjacent the imploded gas bubbles.
The invention makes it possible to destroy cells inside a living subject'"'"'s body by a non-invasive and extracorporeal and also extremely simple and efficient way, further permitting the treatment of metastases.
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1. An apparatus for selective destruction of cells inside a living subject'"'"'s body, wherein said apparatus comprises:
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means for generating gas bubbles in situ in proximity to the cells to be selectively destroyed, and means for provoking an implosion in situ of the gas bubbles, thereby destroying the cells adjacent the imploded gas bubbles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for extracorporeal selective destruction of cells in a living subject, comprising the steps of:
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generating gas bubbles in proximity to said cells; generating pressure waves; and focussing said pressure waves on said bubbles for imploding said bubbles thereby destroying said cells. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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