Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1991-06-11
1993-10-05
Aschenbrenner, Peter A.
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
A61B 1736
Patent
active
052500454
ABSTRACT:
A laser catheter contains groups of optical fibers, each group forming a spiral pattern or radially straight lines, extending from near the inner wall of the laser catheter to the outer wall. The laser catheter is rotated about its longitudinal axis to ablate a target.
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Aschenbrenner Peter A.
The Spectranetics Corporation
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