Laser light delivery method
US6099554A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/067
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for the delivery of laser light for therapeutic purposes, and, more specifically, for the treatment of buried tumors wherein multiple lasers are used to treat a deeply buried tumorous mass. In more particular, multiple lasers in a spatial array are used to simultaneous irradiate a tumor from a multiplicity of different directions. Tumors treated in this way are heated more homogeneously than those treated via conventional single-laser treatments. Additionally, a multiple source laser treatment scheme puts the enclosing normal tissue at lesser risk than it would be exposed to if the treatment were conducted using via a single laser source.
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