Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1989-10-26
1991-08-20
Hindenburg, Max
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
128398, A61B 1732
Patent
active
050411098
ABSTRACT:
Cardiac conditions such as blockages in arteries caused by plaque build-up are treated intravascularly with laser radiation using an optical fiber having a heat conducting end cap on its distal end. A spherical lens within the end cap focuses a small portion of the laser energy directly into the plaque which is in contact with the tip of the end cap and disperses the remaining energy into the end cap for heating it up. The direct laser energy vaporizes part of the plaque so that the end cap can be easily forced through the blockage, and the tissue in contact with the heated end cap is burned away. A diffuser catheter for the ablation of electrical conduction tissue in the heart employs spaced electrodes for detecting the presence of the conduction tissue, and directs laser energy outwardly through the side of the catheter for vaporizing the tissue.
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Hindenburg Max
University of Florida
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