System, method and devices for tissue-based diagnosis
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsSamir Mitragotri, Sumit Paliwal, Makoto Ogura
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Abstract
Disclosed are kits for at least partly liquefying tissue. The kit may include a liquefaction promoting medium (LPM). The LPM may include a non-ionic surfactant; a zwitterionic surfactant; and an abrasive material. The kit may include instructions. The instructions may direct a user to treat a tissue of a living subject by: applying the LPM together with the abrasive material to the tissue of the living subject; and transmitting energy to the tissue of the living subject through the abrasive material in the presence of the LPM effective to cause at least partial dissolution of one or more components of the tissue of the living subject.
Claims20
A kit for at least partly liquefying tissue, comprising:
- a liquefaction promoting medium (LPM), comprising:
- a non-ionic surfactant;
- a zwitterionic surfactant;
- and
- an abrasive material;
- instructions, the instructions comprising directing a user to treat a tissue of a living subject by:
- applying the LPM together with the abrasive material to the tissue of the living subject;
- and
- transmitting energy to the tissue of the living subject through the abrasive material in the presence of the LPM effective to cause at least partial dissolution of one or more components of the tissue of the living subject.
A kit for at least partly liquefying tissue, comprising:
- a liquefaction promoting medium (LPM) comprising:
- an abrasive material in a concentration range in the LPM of 0.01-99% (w/v);
- and
- 3-(decyl dimethyl ammonia) propane sulfonate and polyethylene glycol dodecyl ether in a total surfactant concentration in the LPM of 0.01-20% (w/v);
- instructions, the instructions comprising directing a user to treat a tissue of a living subject by:
- applying the LPM to the tissue of the living subject, the tissue comprising at least one of skin and mucosal membrane;
- and
- transmitting mechanical energy through the abrasive material to the tissue of the living subject in the presence of the LPM,
- the kit being effective to cause at least partial dissolution of one or more components of the tissue of the living subject.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.