Tumor treatment apparatus
US5855595A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/0661
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tumor treatment apparatus is provided including a light source which emits a bundle of light including ultraviolet radiation, visible radiation and infrared radiation. Also provided are an infrared radiation filter which filters infrared radiation, a visible radiation filter which filters visible radiation, and an optical fiber which transmits a bundle of light transmitted through the infrared radiation filter and the visible radiation filter toward an affected part of a patient to be treated.
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