Fiber optic device for angioplasty

Details Fiber optic device for angioplasty Fiber optic device for angioplasty

1988-07-15

1989-06-27

Sikes, William L.

Surgery

Truss

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350 9610, 350 9626, 128 5, G02B 636, G02B 602, A61B 100

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048423904

ABSTRACT:
A fiber optic device for the transmission and lateral irradiation of laser energy, particularly for angioplasty, comprising at least one optical fiber (1), to the inlet end of which there is coupled a laser source (4) and to the outlet end of which, after removing its coating (3), there is applied a microcapsule (5) which is transparent to laser radiation and has a substantially toroidal thickened portion (6) surrounding said end and arranged to give rise to a "corolla-shaped" output laser beam.

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