Fiber Embedded Hollow Needle For Percutaneous Delivery Of Laser Energy
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1. An apparatus for percutaneous delivery of laser energy, the apparatus comprising:
- two or more hollow spikes, each having an insertion end and a coupling end, each including an optical fiber embedded as a permanent fixture therein, each optical fiber capable of emitting laser from the insertion end of the corresponding hollow spike; and
a hub coupled to the two or more hollow spikes at the respective coupling ends of each hollow spike, the hub including a connector for coupling the apparatus to a laser generator.
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Abstract
Some implementations provide an apparatus for percutaneous delivery of laser energy, the apparatus including two or more hollow spikes, each having an insertion end and a coupling end, each including an optical fiber embedded as a permanent fixture therein, each optical fiber capable of emitting laser from the insertion end of the corresponding hollow spike; and \a hub coupled to the two or more hollow spikes at the respective coupling ends of each hollow spike, the hub including a connector for coupling the apparatus to a laser generator.
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1. An apparatus for percutaneous delivery of laser energy, the apparatus comprising:
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two or more hollow spikes, each having an insertion end and a coupling end, each including an optical fiber embedded as a permanent fixture therein, each optical fiber capable of emitting laser from the insertion end of the corresponding hollow spike; and a hub coupled to the two or more hollow spikes at the respective coupling ends of each hollow spike, the hub including a connector for coupling the apparatus to a laser generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of percutaneous application of laser energy for medical treatment, the method comprising:
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coupling a laser generator to a hub that is connected to two or more hollow spikes, wherein a connector included in the hub is configured to couple the laser generator the hub, and wherein each hollow spike includes a beveled edge distal from a portion of the spike connected to the hub, each hollow spike housing an optical fiber; percutaneously inserting the beveled edges of the two or more hollow spikes into a treatment area through a subject'"'"'s skin, wherein the two or more hollow spikes are inserted at a same time; and delivering laser energy to the treatment area through the optical fibers housed within the two or more spikes. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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