Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1992-08-06
1994-12-20
Hindenburg, Max
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
A61N 506
Patent
active
053742656
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for controlled thermal shrinkage of collagen tissue by irradiation with coherent energy in the wavelength band of 1.80 to 2.55 microns as generated by a laser. A specific application to ophthalmological corneal reshaping is described.
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Hindenburg Max
Laser Biotech, Inc.
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