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Phlebectomy illumination device and methods

  • US 20070244371A1
  • Filed: 04/04/2007
  • Published: 10/18/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for subcutaneous illumination of a blood vessel, said apparatus comprising:

  • a handle;

    an illuminator portion extending distally from said handle, said illuminator portion comprising an elongate member configured for insertion into subcutaneous tissue;

    said illuminator portion comprising an elongate electroluminescent device extending along said illuminator portion, said electroluminescent device being configured to generate and emit light primarily in a generally radial direction, outward and away from a longitudinal axis of said illuminator portion.

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