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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6129723 | Apparatus and methods for laser-induced superficial alteration of a substrate An apparatus and method for superficially ablating and/or photochemically altering a substrate, e.g., a biological tissue, having a first refractive index, e.g., to a desired configuration, including a laser energy source which provides laser energy to an... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6113587 | Handpiece for a medical laser system A handpiece for a medical laser system comprising a barrel for having a passage for transmitting a laser beam and a contacting wall on one end of said barrel including an aperture in communication with the passage, a solid face extending radially outward ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6110166 | Method for corneal laser surgery A method for corneal laser surgery includes directing the focal point of a focused laser beam at a start point in the stroma. The focal point is then moved along a predetermined path in the cornea to photodisrupt tissue and to create a flap or a plug of c... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6106514 | Laser method for subsurface cutaneous treatment A laser method for delivery of pulsed infrared laser energy to a predetermined depth below the surface of the epidermis is disclosed. The method can be used to increase skin tone and reduce wrinkles. For the purposes of increasing skin tone, a novel metho... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6099554 | Laser light delivery method A method for the delivery of laser light for therapeutic purposes, and, more specifically, for the treatment of buried tumors wherein multiple lasers are used to treat a deeply buried tumorous mass. In more particular, multiple lasers in a spatial array a... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6099520 | Method of using a cordless medical laser to cure composites and sterilize living tissue A controlled process for thoroughly curing light-activated surgical and dental composites and a process for tissue sterilization is presented using a hand-held, self-contained, cordless, rechargeable laser instrument. At least one solid state microchip la... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6096031 | High repetition rate erbium:YAG laser for tissue ablation A medical laser system is disclosed for ablating biological material. The system includes an Erbium:YAG gain medium capable of generating a pulsed output having a wavelength of 2.9 microns. The laser is optimized to generate a pulsed output having a repet... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6090100 | Excimer laser system for correction of vision with reduced thermal effects A apparatus and method for controlling an apparatus for removing tissue from the eye performs various types of corrections using a relatively large beam, but oscillating, or dithering, that being to prevent reinforcing ridges from being formed during the ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6083217 | Destruction for unwanted tissue by deep laser heating of water A process for destroying relatively deep formations of unwanted sub-epidermal tissue by heating water in the formations with a laser to denature proteins therein. In an exemplary embodiment, a laser beam is operated to irradiate a target region of highly ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080147 | Method of employing a flashlamp for removal of hair, veins and capillaries A method of removing hair or blood vessels from the skin of a patient using a flashlamp, a sequence control device and an optical delivery system, and includes the steps of controlling the flashlamp to sequentially emit a series of pulses of incoherent li... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6074383 | Laser lancet tip A laser lancet tip and method for controlling laser incisions for the purpose of taking blood samples from patients in a variety of body locations and age groups. A removable tip on a laser is used to mask a laser pulse and modify the length and width of ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6071275 | Laser microscope adaptor apparatus An adaptor attachable to a laser apparatus and to a microscope for directing a laser beam from the laser apparatus onto an object in a working plane as viewed via the microscope. The adaptor includes an optical system located in the path of the laser beam... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6066130 | Delivering laser energy A method for conducting laser energy to a site includes steps of bringing the proximal end of a flexible tube near the site, filling at least a proximal portion of the tube with a liquid by introducing the liquid into the tube, allowing a portion of the l... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6063071 | Method for corneal resurfacing A method for treating a corneal abnormality. A marked corneal surface is formed by applying a pigment to an outer surface of the cornea over the corneal abnormality. The marked corneal surface is preferably centered about the corneal abnormality. Thereaft... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6063072 | Methods and systems for correction of hyperopia and/or astigmatism using ablative radiation Methods and apparatus for corneal reprofiling are disclosed in which a beam-swapping assembly is employed to redirect rays of ablative radiation passing through the assembly. Essentially, the beam-swapping assembly turns the beam profile "inside out" redi... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059772 | Apparatus and method for treating glaucoma using a gonioscopic laser trabecular ablation procedure A non-invasive apparatus and method for treating open angle glaucoma in a human eye comprises thermally ablating a targeted region of the trabecular meshwork of a human eye by irradiating the region with a beam of pulsed laser radiation. The beam of pulse... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059777 | Method and process for non-invasive sub-epidermal permanent hair removal The present invention relates to a method for permanently removing hair from an area of patient's skin through non-invasive nor damaging system and process. The method of the present invention is non-invasive whereby the needle/probe is only inserted into... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059776 | Electrosurgical laser shears A combined mechanical cutter and laser function surgical instrument, constructed with; a handle housing and a disposable tip assembly removably mounted to the handle housing. The disposable tip assembly has a hollow tube with a proximal and a distal end, ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6056739 | Profiling the intensity distribution of optical beams A beam profiler comprising: an intensity modifier constructed and arranged to separately modify the intensity profile of different subbeam portions of an initial beam to thereby create respective subbeams each having a respective predetermined modificatio... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6045575 | Therapeutic method and internally illuminated garment for the management of disorders treatable by phototherapy An apparatus for treating neonatal jaundice is in the form of a garment (10, 40) which has semiconductor light sources (14, 214, 314) affixed thereto for radiating toward the "inside" of the garment when the infant is dressed in the garment. A portable en... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6039729 | Portable cautery system A medical instrument, such as a cautery device, wherein bleeding is stopped or prevented by clamping the bleeding site with a dedicated forceps and using a highly localized heat source such as a fiber-coupled laser. The laser energy quickly and locally he... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6039726 | Method and apparatus for concentrating laser beams The invention includes the use of a beam homogenizer (scattering surface) at the input aperture of a tapered optical fiber to avoid hot spots (2) in the tapered section which would otherwise destroy the fiber (10).... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6033431 | Diode laser irradiation system for biological tissue stimulation A diode laser irradiation system for treating biological tissue of a subject without exposing the tissue to damaging thermal effects. The system includes a manipulable wand for contact with the tissue, a diode laser disposed in the wand for irradiating th... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6033395 | System and method for modifying a live cornea via laser ablation and mechanical erosion A system and method for using an infrared laser and, in particular, an Er:YAG laser to modify an interior or exterior surface of a live cornea, and then a tool to physically remove (e.g., erode) a coagulated portion of the cornea that is created due to ir... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6027492 | Method for providing access to a vein as well as device for performing the method The invention relates to a method for creating a vein access, particularly on the human body, wherein at first the area of the skin surface (1) surrounding the vein access is disinfected, than the epiderm (3) is penetrated and the vein (4) opened and wher... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6015403 | Ophthalmic surgery probe with soft tip A probe for ophthalmic surgery and the like includes a handpiece terminating distally in a needle, a connector for connection to a light source such as a laser source or an illumination source, and an optical fiber for transmitting light from the light so... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6013096 | Hand-held laser light generator device A hand-held laser light generator device includes a wand, a semiconductor diode laser for generating a beam of laser light, an optical arrangement, a housing having an interior chamber, a battery in the housing interior chamber, an electrical cord connect... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6011889 | Piercing point optical fiber device for laser surgery procedures A device for use in laser surgical procedures for moving axially an optical fiber element that is connected at its proximal end to a source of laser energy. The distal end of the fiber elements with a cooperating piercing tip member has a tapered configur... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6004314 | Optical coherence tomography assisted surgical apparatus Ophthalmologic surgical microscope which is combined internally with an optical coherence tomography ("OCT") apparatus wherein auto-focusing is provided by driving a motorized internal focusing lens of the ophthalmologic surgical microscope with a signal ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5997570 | Method for introducing a curable stent using catheter with light conductor A method is disclosed for introducing a stent inside the body of a patient. The stent is made of a material that cures due to the action of light. A catheter having an inflatable balloon adjacent its distal end is provided. Also provided is a light conduc... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5997531 | User actuated laser energy device and procedure for forming a channel within tissue A surgical device is provided for forming a channel through or into tissue utilizing both mechanical energy and laser energy. The device includes a needle for forming the first part of the channel. The needle has an open bore. Mounted within the bore is a... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5993441 | Control of photorefractive keratectomy A method and system are described for performing photorefractive keratectomy procedure employing pulses of photoablative radiation to selectively ablate corneal tissue of a patient's eye in an ablation zone on the anterior corneal surface to produce a des... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5984919 | Surgical trocar A surgical trocar includes an operative sleeve adapted for disposition across a tissue barrier and an obturator removably disposed in the sleeve. A source of energy is introduced to a cutting element disposed at the distal end of the obturator for energiz... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5984916 | Ophthalmic surgical laser and method A laser-based method and apparatus for corneal and intraocular surgery. The preferred method of performing a surface ablation of cornea tissue or other organic materials uses a laser source which has the characteristics of providing a shallow ablation dep... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980512 | Enhanced laser skin treatment mechanism A surgical apparatus particularly adapted for use in the cosmetic surgery field of skin resurfacing in which a laser is directed towards the imperfection of the skin. The surgical site is bathed with an inert or noble gas which has the affect of replacing... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5976123 | Heart stabilization A cooling handpiece and method for use in therapeutic, cosmetic or aesthetic, diagnostic, exploratory, interventional or other medical procedures, the handpiece for use in conjunction with a controllable energy source such as coherent light, non-coherent ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5968034 | Pulsed filament lamp for dermatological treatment A high energy filament lamp light source, such as a quartz tungsten halogen lamp, operated in a pulsed mode with a high voltage input, creates a particular energy output. Applications of such apparatus and methods include treatment of the dermis and/or su... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5968037 | User programmable combination of atomized particles for electromagnetically induced cutting An electromagnetically induced cutting mechanism which can provide accurate cutting operations on both hard and soft materials is disclosed. The electromagnetically induced cutter is capable of providing extremely fine and smooth incisions, irrespective o... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5968038 | Laser powered heating elements A laser-powered fiberoptic heating element comprises a crystalline optic fiber fusion bonded to a crystalline heat-generating tip section.... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5957915 | Hand-held laser scanner A surgical laser scanner having optics that scans a pulsed laser beam onto a target tissue is disclosed. The laser scanner has a lens and a scanning mirror or mirrors located upstream of the lens at a distance substantially equal to the focal length of th... | 09/28/1999 |
