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5049147 Apparatus for computerized laser surgery  
There is provided an apparatus and methods for computerized laser surgery. The apparatus comprises apparatus for displaying in real time a visually sensible image of the area of surgery, apparatus...
5042494 Method and apparatus for detecting cancerous tissue using luminescence excitation spectra  
A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of cancerous tissue using native visible luminescence. The tissue to be examined is excited with a beam of monochromatic light that causes the...
5041109 Laser apparatus for the recanalization of vessels and the treatment of other cardiac conditions  
Cardiac conditions such as blockages in arteries caused by plaque build-up are treated intravascularly with laser radiation using an optical fiber having a heat conducting end cap on its distal...
5037421 Mid-infrared laser arthroscopic procedure  
A Ho:YAG laser is coupled to a needle tip through a flexible, fiber optic cable for performing endoscopic and arthroscopic surgery.
5032124 Instrument for the surgical removal of a piece of tissue  
An instrument for the surgical removal of a conical piece of tissue having an aperture from a human or other animal body using a laser beam has a laser beam guide housing which is made up of a...
5032123 Laser catheter with radially divergent treatment beam  
A laser catheter having a flexible body and a distally positioned translucent end cap coupled to the flexible body by a metal coupler. Multiple fiber optic light pipes extend through the body and...
5029581 Laser therapeutic apparatus  
A laser therapeutic apparatus having an oscillator for generating a laser beam, a condenser lens for condensing the laser beam radiated from the oscillator, a plurality of optical fiber cables for...
5026367 Laser angioplasty catheter and a method for use thereof  
The disclosure relates to a device for use in removing undesired material, e.g., an occlusion or plaque, from a duct or blood vessel within a patient's body. The device comprises a catheter adapted...
5019075 Method and apparatus for angioplasty  
The region surrounding the balloon utilized in percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty is heated by means within the balloon or within the skin of the balloon upon inflation of the balloon...
5019074 Laser reprofiling system employing an erodable mask  
A laser system for reprofiling a surface comprising a laser and an erodable mask disposed between the laser means and the surface for providing a predefined profile of resistance to erosion by...
5009655 Hot tip device with optical diagnostic capability  
A hot tip device, typically used for melting and plowing through stenotic deposits in a coronary artery, is provided with optical diagnostic capabilities. The device includes an elongated, flexible...
5005180 Laser catheter system  
A fiber optic device for remote delivery of intense ultraviolet optical signals comprising an excimer laser source and an optical fiber. The output of the pulsed, transverse discharge, high...
5000752 Treatment apparatus and method  
Port wine stain treatment apparatus includes a pad supporting a plurality of diamond tipped needles. The tip of each needle is supplied with laser radiation and the tip acts to scatter laser...
4998930 Intracavity laser phototherapy method  
A method is disclosed for the uniform irradiation of the inner wall of a hollow organ, including the steps of inserting a catheter having a deflated translucent balloon into the interior of the...
4995691 Angled optical fiber input end face and method for delivering energy  
A fiber optic treatment probe (10) delivers laser light from a laser light source (11) through a diffuser (26). An input end face (30) of the fiber is angled with respect to a plane (36) normal to...
4994060 Laser heated cautery cap with transparent substrate  
A laser heated cautery cap assembly includes a catheter assembly adapted to be introduced into a lumen, such as an arterial opening. The catheter assembly includes at least one optical fiber...
4993412 Method and apparatus for removal of obstructive substance from body channels  
A catheter device and a method for using same to facilitate removal of obstructive material in a human body channel. The catheter comprises an elongated body with a distal end portion adapted to be...
4994059 Laser catheter feedback system  
A control system for a laser catheter device wherein the control system is provided with means for determining the intensity of laser beam energy at two points, one of which is at the distal tip...
4994058 Surface shaping using lasers  
A laser system and masking apparatus for reprofiling surfaces, such as corneal surfaces. The system includes a laser and a mask disposed between the laser and the surface to be reprofiled, the mask...
4988348 Method for reshaping the cornea  
A method for reshaping the cornea comprises an initial step of determining the precise volume of corneal tissue which must be removed in order to attain the desired vision correction. A pulses...
4988163 Infrared laser system for surgical purposes employing compound fiber probe  
A low energy laser system for surgical purposes, in particular, ophthalmic surgery, comprises a source of pulsed laser energy. Er:YAG lasers having a wavelength of 3 microns are preferred. Optical...
4985027 Soft tissue aspiration device and method  
A laser soft tissue aspiration device comprises an aspiration cannula housing a laser energy transmitting means for conducting laser energy to the site witin a patient's body for aspiration of soft...
4978346 Laser thermal probe  
An improved laser-energizable thermal probe system comprises a thermally conductive probe body having a curvoidal tip and a neck portion for receiving the distal portion of an optical fiber. Each...
4968314 Surgical apparatus  
Surgical apparatus which includes a waveguide, for example an optical fibre, through which laser energy is applied to tissues for such purposes as ablation of atheroma, destruction of calculi and...
4966144 Method for inducing regeneration of injured nerve fibers  
Light irradiation having a wavelength of 380-1200 nm was found to have beneficial healing properties on the nervous system. By the method, the regeneration of an injured spinal cord is induced by...
4966596 Laser atherectomy catheter  
Method to remove an eccentric vascular obstruction by excision with laser energy, preferably excimer laser energy, delivered through a mobile fiber optic shelf, and collecting the excised section...
4963143 Laser surgical apparatus with a lensguide  
A method and apparatus for performing laser surgery by directing infrared and ultraviolet radiant energy from a surgical laser inside a patient's body using a lensguide is disclosed. The lensguide...
4963142 Apparatus for endolaser microsurgery  
A method and apparatus for performing endolaser microsurgery is disclosed, the apparatus including a laser delivery system coupled to a probe capable of transmitting the laser energy through a...
4951663 Method for enhanced sterilization of a living-tissue area of prospective surgical invasion  
The invention contemplates laser-aseptic phototherapy, for enhanced sterilization of an area of prospective surgical invasion of living tissue, by first administering, intravenously, orally or...
4950268 Laser driver and control circuit  
A control apparatus for a pumped rod-type laser includes an arc lamp disposed to illuminate the lasing medium, such as a NdYAG crystalline rod. The apparatus includes a full wave rectifier to power...
4936679 Optical fiber transducer driving and measuring circuit and method for using same  
Disclosed in an optical fiber transducer system with energy generating means for transmitting pulsing energy at various frequencies to bidirectional couplers for each frequency. The couplers record...
4932934 Methods for treatment of tumors  
To obtain tumor-selective, photosensitizing drugs useful in the localization of neoplastic tissue and treatment of abnormal neoplastic tissue such as tumors, one of two methods is used. In the...
4930505 Method of enhancing the well-being of a living creature  
A method of enhancing the well-being of a living creature, wherein energy from a laser light-source bombards a target area on the skin or hide of the living creature, a short-pulsed laser light...
4913132 Myringotomy instrument  
A hand held myringotomy instrument comprises an otoscope and an attached laser beam generator section. The laser beam generator section comprises a portion for moving the laser beam generator of...
4905690 Semiconductor laser treatment device  
This semiconductor laser treatment unit is constructed of a laser radiation device 1 and a control box 67 which houses a control mechanism for controlling this laser radiation device 1. The laser...
4900143 Ophthalmoscope handpiece with laser delivery system  
An ophthalmoscope handpiece (10) for viewing the fundus oculi and for delivering a laser beam and a laser targeting beam to the fundus. The handpiece (10) comprises a body (26) defining a viewing...
4895145 Two-piece disposable laser delivery system  
A two component laser delivery system for surgical and endoscopic applications including a reuseable head portion for insertion into the laser generating apparatus and a disposable optic guide...
4884884 Apparatus for treatment of the eye with the use of a laser  
Described is an apparatus for treatment of the eye with the use of a laser, the beam of which can be projected onto the area of the eye to be treated. An inventive element is that there is...
4883351 Apparatus for the detection of diabetes and other abnormalities affecting the lens of the eye  
Apparatus for detecting the presence of diabetes mellitus and other abnormalities affecting the lens of the eye and for monitoring eye lens changes resulting from that disease or from other causes...
4881524 Instsrument for guiding a laser light transmitting fiber  
An instrument for guiding a laser light transmitting fiber in intra-abdominal endoscopic work, comprises a shaft to the distal end of which is pivoted a fiber guide for deflecting the distal end of...
4865441 Apparatus using a laser for treating the eye  
An apparatus utilizing a laser for treating the eye of a patient in either a seated or supine position. The apparatus includes a slit lamp device having integrated laser beam guidance for...
4854693 Ophthalmic disease detection apparatus  
An apparatus operates in an observation mode for determining a specific spot within the eye of a patient and operates in a measurement mode for measuring protein particles contained within the...
4849859 Laser-type handpiece  
A laser-type handpiece including a reflector pivotably connected inside a head section and a control sleeve which is connected to the reflector and fitted over the external circumference of the...
4830460 Guidance system and method for delivery system for high-energy pulsed ultraviolet laser light  
A fiber-optic instrument, used for ablating lesions in blood vessels, is mounted to and guided by a sleeve having two lumens extending therethrough and parallel to each other. The instrument fits...
4798452 Autoclavable laser beam manipulator  
An autoclavable laser beam manipulator, made of non-corrosive materials forming its elements which in turn contribute to a novel construction for this instrument that is used with endoscopes of all...
4790310 Laser catheter having wide angle sweep  
An improved laser catheter system includes a flexible catheter tube having proximate and distal ends. The distal end, which is intended for inserting into a patient's artery, is axially split into...
4785456 Self-contained laser system  
A self-contained, freely movable laser system includes a laser, an energy storage unit such as a battery, and a sealed heat exchanger for removing excess heat from the laser. The laser system needs...
4776687 Apparatus for detecting ophthalmic disease  
An apparatus for detecting ophthalmic disease such as a cataract in the lens of a patient's eye includes means for focussing a laser beam and slit light alternatively or simultaneously at a...
4765336 Supplement arrangement for a slit-lamp apparatus for treating the eye by means of laser rays  
A known slit-lamp apparatus includes a slit projector defining an optical axis and a corneal microscope. A supplement arrangement makes it possible to conduct a laser treatment with the known...
4754328 Laser endoscope  
A laser endoscope includes a micro-thin optic cable assembly which may be inserted into a body cavity by micro-surgical or non-surgical procedures. A coherent jacketed fiber optical bundle is...
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