CA1269717A - Use of lasers to break down objects for removal from within the body - Google Patents

Use of lasers to break down objects for removal from within the body

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CA1269717A
CA1269717A CA000507459A CA507459A CA1269717A CA 1269717 A CA1269717 A CA 1269717A CA 000507459 A CA000507459 A CA 000507459A CA 507459 A CA507459 A CA 507459A CA 1269717 A CA1269717 A CA 1269717A
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pulsed laser
microseconds
pulse duration
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French (fr)
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Graham Michael Watson
Horace Wataru Furumoto
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General Hospital Corp
Candela Corp
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Candela Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • 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
    • 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
    • A61B18/26—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 for producing a shock wave, e.g. laser lithotripsy
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B2017/00017—Electrical control of surgical instruments
    • A61B2017/00137—Details of operation mode
    • A61B2017/00154—Details of operation mode pulsed
    • 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
    • A61B2018/00636—Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K2103/00—Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
    • B23K2103/30—Organic material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K2103/00—Materials to be soldered, welded or cut
    • B23K2103/50—Inorganic material, e.g. metals, not provided for in B23K2103/02 – B23K2103/26
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
    • B82Y20/00—Nanooptics, e.g. quantum optics or photonic crystals

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Laser Surgery Devices (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
  • Laser Beam Processing (AREA)
  • Disintegrating Or Milling (AREA)
  • Crushing And Pulverization Processes (AREA)
  • Lasers (AREA)
  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Lasers (AREA)
  • Crushing And Grinding (AREA)
  • Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
  • Control And Other Processes For Unpacking Of Materials (AREA)
  • Processing Of Stones Or Stones Resemblance Materials (AREA)
CA000507459A 1985-04-24 1986-04-24 Use of lasers to break down objects for removal from within the body Expired - Lifetime CA1269717A (en)

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US72647285A 1985-04-24 1985-04-24
US726,472 1985-04-24

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EP (1) EP0220304B1 (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPH069568B2 (OSRAM)
KR (1) KR940000858B1 (OSRAM)
AT (1) ATE65375T1 (OSRAM)
AU (1) AU593260B2 (OSRAM)
BE (1) BE904668A (OSRAM)
BR (1) BR8606691A (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA1269717A (OSRAM)
CH (1) CH672983A5 (OSRAM)
DE (3) DE3690223C2 (OSRAM)
FR (1) FR2580922B1 (OSRAM)
GB (1) GB2183487B (OSRAM)
IL (1) IL78567A (OSRAM)
IN (1) IN165227B (OSRAM)
IT (1) IT1188111B (OSRAM)
NL (1) NL8620191A (OSRAM)
SE (1) SE8605539D0 (OSRAM)
WO (1) WO1986006269A1 (OSRAM)

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SE8605539L (sv) 1986-12-23
BE904668A (fr) 1986-10-24
JPS62502871A (ja) 1987-11-19
ATE65375T1 (de) 1991-08-15
IN165227B (OSRAM) 1989-09-02
GB2183487A (en) 1987-06-10
JPH069568B2 (ja) 1994-02-09
KR870700325A (ko) 1987-12-28
GB2183487B (en) 1989-08-23
CH672983A5 (OSRAM) 1990-01-31
BR8606691A (pt) 1987-08-11
IT1188111B (it) 1987-12-30
SE8605539D0 (sv) 1986-12-23
AU5909286A (en) 1986-11-18
EP0220304A1 (en) 1987-05-06
IL78567A0 (en) 1986-08-31
DE3680452D1 (de) 1991-08-29
IL78567A (en) 1991-12-15
GB8630641D0 (en) 1987-02-04
NL8620191A (nl) 1987-03-02
DE3690223C2 (de) 1995-10-05
DE3690223T (OSRAM) 1987-12-10
WO1986006269A1 (en) 1986-11-06
AU593260B2 (en) 1990-02-08
IT8667347A0 (it) 1986-04-24
FR2580922B1 (fr) 1994-03-11
FR2580922A1 (fr) 1986-10-31
IT8667347A1 (it) 1987-10-24
KR940000858B1 (ko) 1994-02-03
EP0220304B1 (en) 1991-07-24

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