Flash vaporization surgical systems and method
US8881735B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/2244
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A laser can produce pulses of light energy to eject a volume of the tissue, and the energy can be delivered to a treatment site through a waveguide, such as a fiber optic waveguide. The incident laser energy can be absorbed within a volume of the target tissue with a tissue penetration depth and pulse direction such that the propagation of the energy from the tissue volume is inhibited and such that the target tissue within the volume reaches the spinodal threshold of decomposition and ejects the volume, for example without substantial damage to tissue adjacent the ejected volume.
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