Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1991-03-07
1993-12-07
Aschenbrenner, Peter A.
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
604 35, 606 16, A61B 1736
Patent
active
052679969
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method of aspirating vapors during laser surgery couples a vaporizing device with a source of vacuum. The apparatus includes an aspiration connector insertable into the vaporizing device and coupled to an optical waveguide disposed along a bore of the device. An aspiration pathway extends along with the optical waveguide in the bore of the vaporizing device forming a compact single passageway vaporizing device with aspiration capability. Vacuum control points are provided along the aspiration pathway to adjust the vacuum at an end where the vapors are formed.
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Aschenbrenner Peter A.
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