Apparatus for treating age-related maculopathy (arm)
US7794453B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2009/00863
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for treating age-related macular degeneration, the apparatus comprising a light source which, in operation, serves to emit a therapeutic light beam presenting an emission wavelength lying in the range 1.2 μm to 1.3 μm, and preferably equal to 1.26 μm to 1.27 μm. The laser source is preferably comprises an optical fiber Raman laser.
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