Medical catheter using optical fibers that transmit both laser e

Details Medical catheter using optical fibers that transmit both laser e Medical catheter using optical fibers that transmit both laser e

1992-10-26

1994-09-27

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Light application

606 13, 607 89, 12866001, A61B 1736, A61B 812

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053503775

ABSTRACT:
A medical catheter which includes one or more optical fibers, each of which transmits both ultrasonic signals for imaging of the treatment area and laser energy for treatment of a medical condition. Different embodiments of the invention make use of different ways to utilize the same fiber for both ultrasonic and laser transmission.

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patent: 5152291 (1992-10-01), Das

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