Laser apparatus for medical and dental treatments
US5290274A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/207
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing a medical or dental treatment by: providing radiation at two different wavelengths and at respective power levels such that the radiation at each wavelength is individually capable of cutting a given organic tissue; simultaneously applying the laser radiation at the two different wavelengths to a single body region which is composed of the given tissue; and directing a cooling fluid at the single body fluid region simultaneously with the step of applying radiation.
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