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WO1984004879A1 Expired / Lapsed WO ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Localized heat applying medical device

Assignee: Laserscope Inc
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Filing: 1984-06-13
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-06-13
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Abstract

Abstract A medical device for applying localized heat to a portion of a patient's body. Generally, the device includes a light transmitting conduit (12) and a heat generating element (18) which converts transmitted light into heat. A suitable exterior tube (158) can also be provided for guidance, strength and delivery of fluids. The medical device can be used to cauterize or destroy tissue, or alter or remove deposits (154) from lumens. The medical device can also serve as part of a system which provides the light and measures the temperature of the element.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hany M G Hussein
  • 👤 Marvin P Loeb

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction WO
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 22:09
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K26/00; B23K26/02; B23K26/06; B23K26/064; B23K26/0643; A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/22; A61B18/28; A61B17/00; A61B2017/00017; A61B2017/00022; A61B2017/00084; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22038; A61B2017/22039; A61B2017/22051; A61B2018/00053; A61B2018/00107; A61B2018/00636; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1052; A61M25/01; A61M25/06; A61M25/0662; A61M25/104

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