Laser instrument
US4646734A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 1986 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/049
- 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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