Electromagnetic radiation techniques for in vivo tissue
AssigneeCrown Holdings, LLC
InventorsRobert Edward Grant, Matthew T. Case
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Abstract
A method for using a sonic wave to influence material in a target structure requires using a confined plasma antenna to generate an electromagnetic carrier wave, λ. The confined plasma antenna also pulses the carrier wave at a sonic frequency, f, to create a sonic wave. In detail, pulsing the carrier wave results in a sequential plurality of solitons which are separated from each other by a periodicity p, wherein λ«p. For the present invention, f is selected to resonate with a material (e.g. a cellular structure) in a target structure (e.g. a patient).
Claims14
A method for generating sonic waves using electromagnetic radiation which comprises the steps of:
- creating a beam of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength λ, wherein the beam of electromagnetic radiation is created for use as a carrier wave;
- pulsing the carrier wave of the electromagnetic radiation beam at a
- controlled frequency f to generate a plurality of solitons on the carrier wave, wherein each soliton has a constant shape and the controlled frequency f is a sonic frequency;
- directing the plurality of solitons as a sonic wave along a beam path of the carrier wave toward a target;
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- establishing operational parameters for the controlled frequency f and the wavelength λ to influence a material in the target.
A method for radiating a target with a sonic wave which comprises the steps of:
- determining a frequency f, wherein the frequency f is a characteristic frequency of the target, and
- wherein the frequency f is a sonic frequency having a period p;
- generating a beam of electromagnetic radiation for use as an electromagnetic carrier wave, wherein the electromagnetic carrier wave has a wavelength λ, and wherein the wavelength λ is smaller than the period p;
- pulsing the electromagnetic carrier wave at the frequency f to create a
- plurality of solitons on the electromagnetic carrier wave, wherein each soliton has a constant shape and wherein the plurality of solitons collectively constitute the sonic wave;
- and
- directing the sonic wave onto the target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.