Patent · US Expired

Method of laser surgery using multiple wavelengths

US5540676A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 14, 1995
Grant dateJul 30, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2018/2075
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical system for transmitting and delivering to a tissue site multiwavelength therapeutic radiant energy along a common optical pathway. Also included is a laser catheter suitable for engaging multiple sources of laser energy and transmitting multiwavelength therapeutic laser energy along a common optical path for delivery to a worksite.

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