Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1995-08-09
1998-05-05
Shay, David M.
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
606 2, 606 10, 606 21, A61N 502
Patent
active
057467366
ABSTRACT:
A target region of tissue is destroyed by saturating the region with light-absorbing material, reducing the temperature of the region, and disintegrating the region with a light source. One means for carrying out these steps is a multi-channel delivery needle having a primary transport line, a waveguide lengthwise connected to the primary transport line, and one or more auxiliary lines lengthwise connected to the primary transport line. The tubes and waveguide define a sharpened common end to assist the needle in entering the skin and penetrating flesh necessary to reach the target region.
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Lumedics, Ltd.
Shay David M.
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