Endovascular treatment device having a fiber tip spacer
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1. An endovascular laser treatment device comprising:
- a ceramic spacer attached to an optical fiber and arranged near a distal end of the optical fiber, the spacer having an exposed surface capable of contacting an inner wall of a blood vessel to prevent the distal end of the optical fiber from contacting the inner wall of the blood vessel.
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Abstract
An endovascular laser treatment device designed to be used with an optical fiber to treat venous diseases such as varicose veins is provided. The device includes a spacer that positions the distal end of the optical fiber away from the inner wall of the blood vessel during delivery of laser energy to provide an even distribution of thermal energy around the vessel, thereby avoiding vessel perforation and incomplete vessel collapse.
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1. An endovascular laser treatment device comprising:
a ceramic spacer attached to an optical fiber and arranged near a distal end of the optical fiber, the spacer having an exposed surface capable of contacting an inner wall of a blood vessel to prevent the distal end of the optical fiber from contacting the inner wall of the blood vessel.
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2. An endovascular laser treatment device comprising:
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an optical fiber operable to be inserted into a blood vessel; and a ceramic spacer attached to the optical fiber and arranged near a distal end of the optical fiber, the ceramic spacer having an exposed surface capable of contacting an inner wall of a blood vessel to prevent the distal end of the optical fiber from contacting the inner wall of the blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. An endovascular treatment method comprising:
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inserting into a blood vessel a spacer arranged near a distal end of an optical fiber, the spacer being a ceramic spacer; and applying laser energy though the distal end of the optical fiber while longitudinally moving the inserted optical fiber and spacer such that the spacer positions the distal end of the optical fiber away from the inner wall of the vessel to prevent the distal end of the optical fiber from contacting the inner wall of the blood vessel, the application of laser energy causing closure of the blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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