Portable optical ablation system
US7963958B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00636
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus and method of surgical ablative material removal “in-vivo” or from an outside surface with a short optical pulse that is amplified and compressed using either an optically-pumped-amplifier and air-path between gratings compressor combination or a SOA and chirped fiber compressor combination, wherein the generating, amplifying and compressing are done within a portable system.
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