AU580575B2 - Medical treatment using an excimer laser - Google Patents

Medical treatment using an excimer laser

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AU580575B2
AU580575B2 AU37464/85A AU3746485A AU580575B2 AU 580575 B2 AU580575 B2 AU 580575B2 AU 37464/85 A AU37464/85 A AU 37464/85A AU 3746485 A AU3746485 A AU 3746485A AU 580575 B2 AU580575 B2 AU 580575B2
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Warren Scott Grundfest
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Cedars Sinai Medical Center
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A61B18/20—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser
    • A61B18/22—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser the beam being directed along or through a flexible conduit, e.g. an optical fibre; Couplings or hand-pieces therefor
    • A61B18/24—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser the beam being directed along or through a flexible conduit, e.g. an optical fibre; Couplings or hand-pieces therefor with a catheter
    • A61B18/245—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser the beam being directed along or through a flexible conduit, e.g. an optical fibre; Couplings or hand-pieces therefor with a catheter for removing obstructions in blood vessels or calculi
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A61B18/20—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser
    • A61B18/22—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser the beam being directed along or through a flexible conduit, e.g. an optical fibre; Couplings or hand-pieces therefor
    • A61B18/24—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser the beam being directed along or through a flexible conduit, e.g. an optical fibre; Couplings or hand-pieces therefor with a catheter

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Laser Surgery Devices (AREA)
  • Combustion Methods Of Internal-Combustion Engines (AREA)
  • Cylinder Crankcases Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
  • Treatments Of Macromolecular Shaped Articles (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
AU37464/85A 1983-12-08 1984-12-07 Medical treatment using an excimer laser Expired AU580575B2 (en)

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US55943083A 1983-12-08 1983-12-08
US559430 1983-12-08

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AU3746485A AU3746485A (en) 1985-06-26
AU580575B2 true AU580575B2 (en) 1989-01-19

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EP (1) EP0165301B2 (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPS61500650A (OSRAM)
AU (1) AU580575B2 (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE3484395D1 (OSRAM)
WO (1) WO1985002532A1 (OSRAM)

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AU2165583A (en) * 1982-12-02 1984-06-07 Nidek Co., Ltd. Far ultraviolet surgical and dental procedures
AU3427684A (en) * 1983-12-09 1985-06-13 Pfizer Inc. Laser catheter for ablation of lesions in a blood vessel

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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AU592376B2 (en) * 1985-09-05 1990-01-11 A. Arthur Coster Method and apparatus for laser treatment of body lumens
AU597364B2 (en) * 1986-09-10 1990-05-31 James H. Goodson Laser smoke evacuation system and method

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JPS61500650A (ja) 1986-04-10
WO1985002532A1 (en) 1985-06-20
EP0165301A1 (en) 1985-12-27
EP0165301B1 (en) 1991-04-03
DE3484395D1 (de) 1991-05-08
JPH0417069B2 (OSRAM) 1992-03-25
EP0165301A4 (en) 1987-09-10
AU3746485A (en) 1985-06-26
EP0165301B2 (en) 1994-12-14

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