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Maintenance of a steam bubble during surgical ablation

  • US 10,639,102 B2
  • Filed: 05/03/2018
  • Issued: 05/05/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical method comprising:

  • establishing a steam bubble between a fiber tip and a surgical target;

    maintaining the steam bubble by providing a low-power, continuous-wave laser emission; and

    then delivering to the surgical target through the steam bubble a therapeutic laser emission;

    wherein the therapeutic laser emission provides ablation of the surgical target.

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