Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Light application
Reexamination Certificate
2004-06-14
2008-08-19
Farah, Ahmed M (Department: 3735)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Light application
C607S089000, C128S898000, C606S009000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07413572
ABSTRACT:
Tissue is treated by irradiating it with a sequence of optical pulses that are directed in sequence to various sites on the tissue. During the irradiation sequence, one or more tissue properties are measured at a site(s) that has already been irradiated. These measurements are used to adjust the parameters of subsequent optical pulses in the sequence.
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