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Smooth and uniform laser ablation apparatus and method

  • US 6,132,424 A
  • Filed: 03/13/1998
  • Issued: 10/17/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of ablating tissue with an ablating laser beam, the method comprising:

  • defining a plurality of scan lines in an ablation zone on said tissue;

    defining a plurality of laser beam ablation points along each of said scan lines; and

    scanning said ablating laser beam along a series of non-adjacent ones of said plurality of scan lines and ablating said tissue at non-adjacent ones of said laser beam ablation points.

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