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Guidance and delivery system for high-energy pulsed laser light

  • US 5,470,330 A
  • Filed: 02/19/1991
  • Issued: 11/28/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A deflectable catheter having a distal tip and a proximal end, comprising:

  • a fiber optic core extending from the distal tip of the catheter to the proximal end thereof;

    hollow means for encasing said core;

    said hollow means including a deflecting region;

    said core being fixed to said hollow means at a distal end of said deflecting region; and

    control means mounted at proximal end of said core and said hollow means for applying a tension to said core so as to cause deflection of the deflecting region;

    said fiber optic core being fixed to the distal tip of the catheter so as to permit laser energy to be emitted in a forward direction of the catheter.

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