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US 7,521,023 B2Granted
Apparatus and methods for controlling sonic treatment
AssigneeCovaris, Inc.
InventorsJames A. Laugharn, Jr., Brevard S. Garrison
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for treating a sample by selectively controlling sonic energy and/or selectively controlling the location of the sample relative to the sonic energy.
Claims62
An apparatus for processing at least one sample, comprising:
- (a) vessel for holding the at least one sample and including at least one inlet for flowing the at least one sample in a liquid medium into the vessel and at least one outlet for flowing the at least one sample in the liquid medium out of the vessel;
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- (b) an acoustic energy source spaced from and exterior to the vessel for providing at least one focused acoustic field having a frequency of between about 100 kilohertz and about 100 megahertz and having a focal zone having a width of less than about 2 centimeters to the at least one sample while the at least one sample is in the vessel, wherein at least a portion of acoustic energy from the acoustic energy source propagates exterior to the vessel.
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