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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5643253 | Phototherapy apparatus with integral stopper device Phototherapeutic instruments are disclosed having integral stopper devices which limit the penetration of an optical fiber during tissue penetrating phototherapy. In one preferred embodiment, a fluted outer sheath is disposed about an internal optical fib... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5634737 | Coupler for attaching an articulated arm to a laser A coupler for conveniently coupling an articulated arm to a laser housing whereby the laser beam need not be realigned down the articulated arm each time the arm is coupled to the laser housing. The coupler includes a kinematic plate attached to the laser... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5558668 | Medical laser treatment system and method An improved medical laser treatment system and method generates a beam of laser energy at a predetermined wavelength; transmits the beam of laser energy along a path to a medical treatment site; delivers to the medical treatment site an insufflating gas w... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5553198 | Automated endoscope system for optimal positioning A robotic system that moves a surgical instrument in response to the actuation of a control panel that can be operated by a surgeon. A robotic system has an end effector that is adapted to hold a surgical instrument such as an endoscope. The end effector ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5524180 | Automated endoscope system for optimal positioning A robotic system that moves a surgical instrument in response to the actuation of a foot pedal that can be operated by the foot of a surgeon. The robotic system has an end effector that is adapted to hold a surgical instrument such as an endoscope. The en... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5515478 | Automated endoscope system for optimal positioning A robotic system that moves a surgical instrument in response to the actuation of a foot pedal that can be operated by the foot of a surgeon. The robotic system has an end effector that is adapted to hold a surgical instrument such as an endoscope. The en... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5484385 | Intra-aortic balloon catheter A balloon for an inter aortic balloon pump having an elongate tapered section extending from a proximal end of minimal diameter and progressively increasing in diameter toward the distal end. The tapered section is of greater wall thickness with the wall ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5474449 | Laser treatment unit especially for medical or dental purposes A dental laser treatment unit, especially for medical or dental purposes having a control unit and a supply device, connected with the control unit by a releasable connection, for a laser treatment instrument. Two medium lines are provided, which lines is... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5454808 | Surgical laser handpiece for slit incisions A slit incision handpiece that receives a circular laser beam, reshapes the beam to have an elliptical cross-section, and focuses the beam onto target tissue. Slit incisions of approximately the dimensions of the elliptical beam are formed by stationary e... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5413555 | Laser delivery system A laser delivery system which may be coupled to a stereomicroscope or camera equivalent, may be three dimensionally positioned such that a laser beam may irradiate a wide range of treatment sites from a variety of angles and distances, and where the laser... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5397327 | Surgical laser handpiece for slit incisions A slit incision handpiece that receives a circular laser beam, reshapes the beam to have an elliptical cross-section, and focuses the beam onto target tissue. Slit incisions of approximately the dimensions of the elliptical beam are formed by stationary e... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5346489 | Medical laser delivery system A medical laser delivery system usable to transmit laser energy from a laser energy source to a surgical site of a patient. The delivery system includes a handpiece adapted for rotatable coupling to a delivery arm coupled to the laser energy source such t... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5342352 | Laser debridement of wounds A technique is disclosed for wound debridement in which a pulsed CO2 laser beam is caused to impinge upon exposed tissue with individual pulses sufficiently energetic to ablate a thin layer of tissue. Each pulse has a time duration short enough... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5342383 | Soft tip obturator An obturator for use with a conventional sheath introducer or any other tubular member providing access to the interior of the body of a living being. The obturator comprises a shaft in the form of an elongated rod-like element having a distal end. The ro... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5219347 | Decoupled dual-beam control system A decoupled dual-beam control system for a compact micromanipulator unit for a surgical laser system includes a focusing mechanism for focusing a first laser beam of a first wavelength at a predetermined focal point; and a control mechanism for directing ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5207671 | Laser debridement of wounds A technique is disclosed for wound debridement in which a pulsed CO2 laser beam is caused to impinge upon exposed tissue with individual pulses sufficiently energetic to ablate a thin layer of tissue. Each pulse has a time duration short enough... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5150704 | Laser therapeutic apparatus A laser therapeutic apparatus for treating a patient by irradiating selected body parts by laser beams generated by a plurality of laser probes. The laser probes are supported by a common support table and a lock mechanism is provided to selectively lock ... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5151098 | Apparatus for controlled tissue ablation An apparatus for performing controlled tissue ablation in endolaser microsurgery is disclosed, the apparatus including a laser delivery system coupled to a probe capable of transmitting the laser power through a suitable medium such as sapphire. The probe... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5136676 | Coupler for a laser delivery system A coupler 30 for use with medical laser delivery systems is disclosed. The delivery system includes an articulated arm and an endoscope 42. The coupler 30 connects the arm to the endoscope. The coupler includes an axially extending tube 46 receivable in t... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5125924 | Heart-synchronized vacuum-assisted pulsed laser system and method A heart-synchronized vacuum-assisted pulsed laser technique generates a valve control signal in response to the ECG of a beating heart which is to be synchronized with the laser; the valve control signal is applied to a valve to open it and permit laser g... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5125926 | Heart-synchronized pulsed laser system A heart-synchronized pulsed laser system includes a laser; a device for sensing the contraction and expansion of a beating heart to be synchronized with the laser; a device, responsive to the device for sensing, for generating a trigger pulse; a control f... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5112328 | Method and apparatus for laser surgery Apparatus and method for laser surgery in which laser energy, pulsed or continuous, is focussed to a focus spot of ten to thirty microns which is located within tissue, or the like to cause highly localized heating. The pulsed radiation is in the TEM(oo) ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5062842 | Isotopic CO2 laser and method of use for medical treatment A medical treatment laser is disclosed that minimizes absorption of laser energy along the beam path by using a lasing medium having a principal emission at a wavelength shifted from the absorption wavelength. In the preferred embodiment, a CO2... | 11/05/1991 |
| 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 tube, through which the inlet laser beam passes, of an inlet d... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4917083 | Delivery arrangement for a laser medical system A delivery arrangement for CO2 (carbon dioxide) laser radiation is described which is particularly designed for laser medical systems. The delivery arrangement has three components--an articulated arm connectable to a CO2 laser head,... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4658817 | Method and apparatus for transmyocardial revascularization using a laser A surgical carbon dioxide laser is disclosed which includes a handpiece for directing a laser beam to a desired location. Mounted on the forward end of the handpiece is a hollow needle precisely aligned along the laser path. This permits the laser to be u... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4583539 | Laser surgical system A laser surgical instrument uses a CO2 laser source and an articulated arm structure to maintain single mode transmission of a 10.6 μm beam to probe. In one configuration, high power is maintained for photo-transection and/or photocauterizatio... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4545713 | Waveguide robot system for laser beam An articulating waveguide arm assembly, comprising long arm segments, (11, 12, 15, 17, 19) and short corner segments (13, 14, 16, 18) has a single-mode hollow dielectric waveguide located inside each segment and an optically reflecting device (33, 34, 37,... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4473074 | Microsurgical laser device Microsurgical laser device for guiding a laser beam to a desired target. The device includes a laser head supported in a relatively horizontal orientation by a counterbalanced articulated support arm which provides for elevational positioning of the laser... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4459986 | Surgical laser system An amount of energy of an output laser beam emanating from a distal end of a flexible light guide is measured by arranging a partial reflecting mirror having a reflection factor of about 99% and a transmissivity of about 1% at the last rotating nod portio... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4144888 | Device for treatment by laser emission A wavebeam guide transmitting the laser emission to a selected region of a patient comprises only two mirrors; an input mirror and a output mirror, which mirrors are mounted in units of the device connected by a telescopic shaft. The input mirror is mount... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4122853 | Infrared laser photocautery device An apparatus and method for cauterizing biological tissue while providing isolation from surrounding absorbing tissue and fluid media. The device is comprised of a probe having a special window through which an infrared laser beam is directed to cauterize... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4069823 | Apparatus for laser therapy Apparatus for laser therapy is designed for therapeutic and surgical action of laser emission upon tissue in clinical practice, as well as for wide application in a variety of medical and biological experiments. The apparatus comprises one or several lase... | 01/24/1978 |
