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Laser instrument

US4580558A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 1984
Grant dateApr 8, 1986
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B90/04
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical tool for intercepting laser energy after it has energized a target site but before it energizes adjacent tissue. The instrument includes substrate of material having a high thermal conductivity for transmitting laser energy away from the surgical site and a highly absorbent surface material for absorbing radiant energy at the wavelength of the incident laser.

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