Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1995-06-07
1997-08-19
Cohen, Lee S.
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
606 17, A61B 1736
Patent
active
056582757
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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Cohen Lee S.
Harris-Ogugua Sonya
Trimedyne, Inc.
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