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7632264 |
Medical tools for dental treatments by means of a laser
A medical tool for dental treatments by means of a laser, the light guide of which runs in a hand piece. The light guide is provided with a laser module including power circuitry and a second laser...
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7620290 |
Modified-output fiber optic tips
A laser handpiece is disclosed, including a shaped fiber optic tip having a side-firing output end with a non-cylindrical shape. The shaped fiber optic tip can be configured to side-fire laser...
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7582081 |
Systems and methods for corneal surface ablation to correct hyperopia
Systems, methods and apparatus for performing selective ablation of a corneal surface of an eye to effect a desired corneal shape, particularly for correcting a hyperopic/astigmatic condition by...
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7572254 |
Apparatus and methods for directional delivery of laser energy
In some embodiments, without limitation, the invention comprises a catheter having an elongated housing with a channel disposed therein. A laser delivery member is movable and at least partially...
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7524317 |
Laser skin perforator
A laser perforator for perforating skin of a patient and obtaining of blood samples consists of laser light source for producing an output laser beam, a focusing arrangement for focusing the output...
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7498565 |
Method of and system for selective cell destruction
Method and apparatus for the ionization of living cells where an optical device ( 14 ) delivers an optical pulse having an optical field power which is modified locally by an optical field power...
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7494488 |
Facial tissue strengthening and tightening device and methods
A device is described that can be used quickly and accurately by surgeons to provide uniform facial tissue planes that are tunnel-free and wall-free thus optimizing face lifting, tightening, and...
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7406109 |
Hand held laser for medical treatment
A hand held laser for treating a skin condition includes a housing comprising a first end, a second end and a cavity therein wherein the cavity includes a substantially light reflective surface and...
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RE40184 |
Refractive surgery and presbyopia correction using infrared and ultraviolet lasers
A method and surgical technique for corneal reshaping and for presbyopia correction are provided. The preferred embodiments of the system consists of a scanner, a beam spot controller and coupling...
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7344529 |
Hyperthermia treatment and probe therefor
A method of using a probe that emits energy to coagulate lesions is disclosed. The probe is constructed and arranged to emit light from its distal end, either at an angle to its longitudinal axis,...
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7341583 |
Positioning system for an applicator and positioning method for an applicator
A positioning system for an applicator includes a glove for being used for a diagnosis of the affected part, a mark body provided on the glove, an applicator for being inserted into a living body,...
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7338485 |
Cardiac lesions with continuity testing
A method and apparatus for treating in situ biologic tissue include identifying a patient with a condition susceptible to treatment by forming a lesion in the tissue and accessing a surface of the...
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7331983 |
Fiber assisted irradiation system and method for biostimulation
The present invention provides a system and method for improved biostimulative effect through the use of low mode/oligomode fibers to transport coherent light to a treatment site. Oligomode fibers...
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7291140 |
System and method for low average power dermatologic light treatment device
The invention comprises a system and method for providing for pulses or relatively low energy light to an area of skin being treated. Typically, these low energy pulses will include shorter...
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7267672 |
Method and apparatus for processing hard material
A method and apparatus are provided for processing a hard material, for example a hard biological material such as dental enamel or bone, with optical radiation. A treatment zone of the material is...
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7252677 |
Light generating device to intravascular use
Light generating devices for illuminating portions of vascular tissue, to render photodynamic therapy. In one embodiment, a light source array preferably including a plurality of light emitting...
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7238179 |
Apparatus and method for guided ablation treatment
A method and apparatus for forming a lesion in tissue along a desired ablation path with treating a body tissue in situ (e.g., an atrial tissue of a heart to treat) atrial fibrillation include a...
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7238180 |
Guided ablation with end-fire fiber
A method and apparatus for treating a body tissue in situ (e.g., an atrial tissue of a heart to treat atrial fibrillation) include a lesion formation tool is positioned against the heart surface....
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7238183 |
System and method for treating skin
System and method for treating a skin target. A temperature effector creates a temperature difference between the target and the skin tissue surrounding the target such that the target is at a...
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7220256 |
Laser system and method for treatment of biological tissues
A system for and method of performing laser assisted surgery is disclosed. Laser radiation is preferably delivered to a target area of tissue using a Er:YAG laser source. The laser radiation is...
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7220224 |
Retinal translocation and fixation using adhesive material
The present invention relates to a method of displacing an area of the macula of an eye, including the steps of placing a substance below the surface of the retina, folding the retina to form a...
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7189226 |
Coaxial illuminated laser endoscopic probe and active numerical aperture control
A coaxial illuminated laser endoscopic probe and active numerical aperture control apparatus and method of use, succinctly known as an illumination and laser source, capable of selectively...
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7182760 |
Laser therapy method, highly laser beam-absorbing media to be used in the therapy and laser therapy apparatus with the use of the same
The present invention relates to a laser treatment method and a laser treatment apparatus which can cause thermal damage, such as evaporation or necrosis due to coagulation of organic tissue which...
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7179278 |
Device for performing acupuncture using laser radiation
A device for performing acupuncture on a patient using laser radiation as a device for producing laser radiation and a handpiece ( 1 ) which is connected thereto and which is brought into contact...
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7172588 |
Laser device
A dental laser arrangement switchable between different modes of operation, the arrangement including a laser device operable as a laser oscillator and as a laser amplifier. The laser device...
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7147654 |
Treatment Site Cooling System of Skin Disorders
A method and apparatus for treating skin disorders includes a source of pulsed near black body electromagnetic energy and a means of delivering this energy to a treatment site. A means for cooling...
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7125405 |
Method for calculating refractive correction amount in corneal refractive surgery
An apparatus for operation on a cornea by ablating with a laser beam for correcting ametropia; the apparatus comprising an input device utilized for inputting each data necessary for correction, a...
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7118563 |
Self-contained, diode-laser-based dermatologic treatment apparatus
A dermatological treatment apparatus is disclosed that is cordless and sufficiently compact as to be hand-held. A self-contained housing is configured for gripping by a person's hand for cordless...
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7097640 |
Multi-functional surgical control system and switching interface
An interface which allows a surgeon to operate multiple surgical devices from a single input device. The input device may be a foot pedal that provides output signals to actuate a number of...
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7074233 |
Method for delivering energy to tissue and apparatus
Disclosed is a method for delivering energy to a tissue. The method includes providing an apparatus which includes an energy delivery component and an inflatable member disposed around the energy...
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7063695 |
Optical fiber for a laser device having an improved diffuser slug and method of making same
An optical fiber for use with a laser device including a source of light energy, as well as a method of making such optical fiber, where the optical fiber has a proximal end in communication with...
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7063694 |
Method and system for photoselective vaporization for gynecological treatments
A method for photoselective vaporization of uterine tissue includes delivering laser radiation to the treatment area on the tissue, via an optical fiber for example, wherein the laser radiation has...
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7048731 |
Methods and apparatus for light induced processing of biological tissues and of dental materials
The invention relates to methods and apparatus for processing biological tissue and dental materials which involves providing or distributing a substance containing abrasive particles to an area in...
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7044945 |
Prevention of regression in thermal ciliary muscle tendinoplasty
Methods and apparatus are provided that prevent or inhibit functional regression caused by the stromal remodeling resulting from epithelial or fibroblastic apoptosis or necrosis in patients who...
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7022117 |
Customized refractive correction
An aperture card is provided for insertion into a laser refractive ablation system for use in laser ablating the cornea. The aperture card is designed for single surgical use for surgical...
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7022119 |
Excimer laser eye surgery system
A compact excimer laser system is provided that includes argon fluoride laser gas, electronic, and laser head all compactly arranged such that the patient bed can rotate over all of these...
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6997923 |
Method and apparatus for EMR treatment
A method and apparatus are provided for performing a therapeutic treatment on a patient's skin by concentrating applied radiation of at least one selected wavelength at a plurality of selected,...
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6989008 |
Adjustable ablatable inlay
A method of modifying a cornea of an eye to reduce refractive error, the cornea having a surface and a main optical axis, including the steps of aiming and firing a laser at the cornea of the eye....
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6984228 |
Phototherapy methods and systems
The invention features methods and systems for treating inflammatory, proliferative skin disorders, such as psoriasis, with ultraviolet phototherapy. The methods and systems use optical techniques...
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6976985 |
Light energy delivery head
A light energy delivery head is provided which, in one aspect, mounts laser diode bars or other light energy emitters in a heat sink block which is adapted to cool both the emitters and a surface...
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6969387 |
Laser hand-piece and laser treatment apparatus provided with the hand-piece
A laser hand-piece for irradiating a treatment laser beam to a part to be treated is disclosed. The laser hand-piece includes: a main body including an end portion with a bend and a grip portion to...
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6951557 |
Percutaneous myocardial revascularization device and method
Devices and methods for creating a series of percutaneous myocardial revascularization (PMR) channels in the heart. One method includes forming a pattern of channels in the myocardium leading from...
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6932807 |
Laser treatment apparatus
A laser treatment apparatus for irradiating an affected part of a patient's eye with a treatment laser beam to treat the affected part is disclosed. The laser treatment apparatus includes treatment...
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6932808 |
Ablation shape for the correction of presbyopia
Improved refractive eye surgery methods, apparatus and systems employ ablative photodecomposition of a cornea to mitigate and/or inhibit presbyopia with minimal vision degradation. A method for...
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6918905 |
Monolithic irradiation handpiece
A handpiece for topical application of electromagnetic radiation is disclosed, consisting of a single monolithic transparent block covered by a semitransparent coating on the faces of the block not...
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6918904 |
Method of reshaping the cornea by controlled thermal delivery
A method of correcting the refractive error in the cornea of an eye. The cornea is heated, to loosen the molecules therein, thereby softening the cornea into a gelatinous material. The gelatinous...
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6913605 |
Microfluidic devices and methods for producing pulsed microfluidic jets in a liquid environment
Microfluidic devices and methods for their use in producing pulsed microfluidic jets in a fluid environment are provided. The subject microfluidic devices are characterized by the presence of a...
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6899706 |
Isotopic laser for the oral cavity and use of the same
Method and apparatus for effecting a bloodless incision of soft tissue within the oral cavity. A standard laser is converted into an isotopic laser replacing the gas in the discharge tube of the...
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6899708 |
Sterile tissue access system
A tissue access system for tissue ablation without open surgery includes a distally open elongated tube ( 4 ) with a handle piece ( 6 ) having a through channel ( 7 ) in axial alignment with the...
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6860879 |
Use of 5-aminolevulinic acid or a derivate thereof for photodynamic diagnosis and/or photodynamic therapy
A light application unit for a combined photodynamic diagnosis and photodynamic therapy of non-malignant diseases of a parodontium and a tooth of a living being having administered a pharmaceutical...
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