Apparatus for treating age-related macular degeneration (ARMD)
US8105321B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2030 |
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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 preferably comprises an optical fiber Raman laser.
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