Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1994-09-07
1997-01-07
Shay, David M.
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
606 10, 606 13, 606 15, A61H 506
Patent
active
055911579
ABSTRACT:
The tympanic membrane can be tightened by directing energy on spots of the tympanic membrane so as to heat up the collagen matrix layer and cause it to shrink. Energy in the frequency range of 1.4 to 2.6 microns, which roughly corresponds to a collagen absorption range of from 10 to 150 cm.sup.-1, is used.
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Goode Richard L.
Harmon Stuart
Hennings David R.
Sand Bruce J.
Vassiliadis Arthur V.
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