Surgical laser instrument

Details Surgical laser instrument Surgical laser instrument

Filed on

1995-06-07

Date issued

1997-08-19

Examiner

Cohen, Lee S.

Patent Class

Surgery

SubClass

Instruments

SubSubClass

Light application

Other Related Categories

606 17, A61B 1736

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

056582757

Description

ABSTRACT:
A surgical laser instrument including a transparent, splay, plate-like waveguide including one or more discontinuities therewithin for flattening and expanding a laser beam received through the waveguide and for emitting therefrom a relatively flat laser beam that can be utilized to sweep a selected tissue or region to be treated.

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