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

1994-09-22

1996-01-23

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

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606 15, 606 13, 12866001, 607 89, A61B 1736

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054861705

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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