Devices and methods for tissue vaporization
AssigneeNovoxel Ltd.
InventorsMichael Slatkine, Raphael Shavit, Jacob Zlochover
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Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments of the invention there is provided a device for vaporizing one or more holes in tissue, comprising an array of vaporizing elements and a heating element configured to heat the vaporizing elements, wherein a geometry of at least a portion of the vaporizing elements is configured to prevent excessive penetration of other vaporizing elements into the tissue. In some embodiments, the vaporizing elements are heated to a temperature ranging between 300-600 degrees Celsius.
Claims24
A device for vaporizing tissue, comprising:
- an array of vaporizing elements mounted on a plate, said array of vaporizing elements formed of a first material of high thermal conductivity compared to titanium;
- a first coating also having a high thermal conductivity compared to titanium coating said first material for maintaining said high thermal conductivity of said first material;
- and
- a biocompatible titanium coating coating said first coating formed of a titanium compound, which remains biocompatible at a temperature of between 300-600 degrees Celsius,
- wherein said biocompatible titanium coating reduces diffusion of said first material and said first coating when said array of vaporizing elements is heated to a temperature of at least 300 degrees Celsius;
- wherein said first coating is selected from the group consisting of:
- gold;
- nickel;
- and
- silver.
A device for vaporizing tissue, comprising:
- an array of vaporizing elements mounted on a plate, said array of vaporizing elements formed of a first material of high thermal conductivity compared to titanium;
- a first coating also having a high thermal conductivity compared to titanium coating said first material for maintaining said high thermal conductivity of said first material;
- and
- a biocompatible titanium coating coating said first coating formed of a titanium compound, which remains biocompatible at a temperature of between 300-600 degrees Celsius,
- wherein said biocompatible titanium coating reduces diffusion of said first material and said first coating when said array of vaporizing elements is heated to a temperature of at least 300 degrees Celsius;
- wherein said first material is selected from the group consisting of:
- copper;
- and
- aluminum nitride (ALN);
- and
- wherein said first coating is selected from the group consisting of:
- gold;
- nickel;
- and
- silver.
A device for vaporizing tissue, comprising:
- an array of vaporizing elements mounted on a plate, said array of vaporizing elements formed of a first material of high thermal conductivity compared to titanium;
- a first coating coating said first material for maintaining said high thermal conductivity;
- a biocompatible titanium coating coating said first coating formed of a titanium compound, which remains biocompatible at a temperature of between 300-600 degrees Celsius;
- and
- a second coating coating said biocompatible titanium coating, for providing mechanical protection to said array of vaporizing elements,
- wherein said biocompatible titanium coating reduces diffusion of said first material and said first coating when said array of vaporizing elements is heated to a temperature of at least 300 degrees Celsius.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.