Catheter system for controlled removal by radiant energy of biological obstructions
CA 1266304 C · Owner: Herman, Stephen Jack · Inventors: Roth, Laurence Andrew; Herman, Stephen Jack; Sinofsky, Edward Lawrence
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2B410/709, AZB/dmc, 6598B, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A catheter for delivering radiant energy such, as a laser beam, is used in a technique to controllably apply the radiant energy in a patient's body, such as in a blood vessel. The radiant energy is applied in a manner which erodes biological material and may be used to drill through vascular obstructions. The catheter emits the radiant energy from its distal end in a pattern which defines a relatively small working region in which the energy density level is sufficiently high to remove the biological material. The energy distribution is substantially uniform across the beam. Distally beyond the working region, the energy density of the …
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- Granted February 27, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 27, 2007.
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