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Laser apparatus for medical and dental treatments

Patent 5290274 Issued on March 1, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject June 16, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor: Kanazawa

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Patent #: 5139494
Issued on: 08/18/1992
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Issued on: 12/15/1992
Inventor: Morrow

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 899288 filed on 06/16/1992

US Classes:

606/13, Applicators606/2, Light application606/3, With particular wavelength606/11Beam energy control or monitoring

Examiners

Primary: Aschenbrenner, Peter A.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 9012619 WO 11/13/1990

International Class

A61B 017/38

Abstract

A method and apparatus for performing a medical or dental treatment by: providing radiation at two different wavelengths and at respective power levels such that the radiation at each wavelength is individually capable of cutting a given organic tissue; simultaneously applying the laser radiation at the two different wavelengths to a single body region which is composed of the given tissue; and directing a cooling fluid at the single body fluid region simultaneously with the step of applying radiation.

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