Instrument intended to the location of veins by means of optical fibers and to the simultaneous ablation thereof
US6013073A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/306
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The technical field is that of instruments for medical examination of ducts in the body by visual examination using an illuminating device, and also making it possible, where appropriate, to act surgically in said ducts. The invention provides an instrument intended mainly for locating veins and simultaneously removing them, the elongate central body of the instrument having at least one optical fiber connected at one end to a light source; according to the invention, said instrument is such that said optical fiber is a fiber that diffuses light laterally and radially relative to its axis XX', and it is provided at its distal end that is not connected to the light source with a transparent head having an outside diameter greater than that of said central body.
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