Barry Sachs

Title: Barry Sachs and His Work in Laser Angiosurgery

Introduction

Barry Sachs is an inventor associated with Newton, Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His patent work addresses the controlled use of laser energy inside blood vessels to treat atherosclerotic disease.

Latest Patents

The available information identifies one patent associated with Sachs: “Catheter for Laser Angiosurgery.” The invention describes a catheter containing optical fibers that deliver laser light within an artery. A transparent shield at the catheter’s distal end is designed to displace blood, protect the fibers from intravascular contents, and help protect the patient if a fiber fails. Multiple fibers allow selection of the tissue targeted for removal, while a computer-controlled system aligns the fibers with the laser and regulates exposure time. Spectroscopic diagnostics help determine which tissue should be removed. Sachs is credited with 1 patent.

Career Highlights

Sachs’s documented patent work focuses on combining catheter design, optical-fiber delivery, computer control, and tissue diagnostics for intravascular laser treatment. The patent describes an approach intended to make the delivery of laser energy more controlled and selective.

Collaborations

Carter Kittrell and Michael S. Feld are identified as Sachs’s coworkers. The available information does not specify their individual roles in the patent or the broader work.

Conclusion

Barry Sachs’s recorded invention brings together optical fibers, protective catheter design, automated laser control, and spectroscopic diagnostics in a proposed system for laser angiosurgery.