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Laser therapy assembly for muscular tissue revascularization

US6551308B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

LASER- UND MEDIZIN-TECHNOLOGIE GMBH BERLIN · DE

Inventors

Gerhard Muller · Grafing, DE
Kai Desinger · Berlin, DE
Brita Schaldach · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 19, 2000
Grant date	Apr 22, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 19, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/00392
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laser therapy assembly (1) for the revascularization of muscular tissues (t), especially cardiac muscular tissue, with a laser source (2) and an optical coupling unit (9, 11) for transmitting the laser beam (L) into the muscular tissue, with an ultrasound generator (6) connected to the optical coupling unit for a transfer of heat to the muscular tissue, which can be regulated independently from the laser beam with the purpose of producing a thermal effect that can be separately adjusted, especially a marginal thermal necrosis, in a channel generated in the muscular tissue.

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