Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1994-08-18
1996-07-02
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
606153, A61B 1700, A61M 2500
Patent
active
055317413
ABSTRACT:
An improved radial light emitting ureteral stent is disclosed having an elongated tubular member of substantially uniform outside diameter throughout its length and having a proximal and a distal end, the stent having a central lumen and at least one drainage opening extending through a wall connecting the lumen to the outside, the improvement being the inclusion of at least one fiber optic strand along a length of the tubular member, the strand capable of radially emitting light. The fiber optic strand is connected to a variable voltage source, the strand either being embedded within a wall of the stent or in associative contact with an exterior periphery of the tubular member.
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Harris-Ogugua Sonya
Pellegrino Stephen C.
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