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US 2008/0077145 A1Published application
Sterilizing cutting system
AssigneeSearete LLC, a limited liability corporation of the State of Delaware
InventorsEdward S. Boyden, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Eric C. Leuthardt, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Dennis J. Rivet, Michael A. Smith, Thomas A. Weaver, Lowell L. Wood
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Abstract
Sectioning tools that emit self-sterilizing radiation. In one approach, the radiation is ultraviolet and/or plasmonic.
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An apparatus for sectioning a material, comprising:
- a first member including a sectioning structure;
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- an optical guiding structure having a first portion coupled to the sectioning structure and a second portion separated from the first portion, the guiding structure being configured to propagate ultraviolet energy from the second portion to the first portion.
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An apparatus for sectioning a material, comprising:
- a first member including a sectioning structure;
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- an ultraviolet emitter optically directed to the sectioning structure.
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