Non-ablative photonic devices and related methods
US11033754B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/0651
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of delivering light energy to a pathological tissue includes emitting light energy from a first optical element within a cannula, producing a substantially uniform irradiance profile from the light energy within the cannula, transmitting the light energy emitted from the first optical element through a second optical element in thermal contact with a distal end of the cannula to the pathological tissue without ablating the pathological tissue, and conducting thermal energy from the pathological tissue through the second optical element and to the cannula.
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