University of Missouri

Nicholas J Golda

Randy Dale Curry

John Andrew Viator

Benjamin Samuel Goldschmidt

Paul James Douglas Whiteside

Systems and methods for the controlled delivery of laser light to target tissue using an improved waveguide. A waveguide controls transmission of wave energy to a target based on direct contact with the target. The waveguide comprises a propagation medium, a cladding causing the electromagnetic wave to be internally reflected in the medium, and an interface formed in the cladding and configured for direct contact with the target. A portion of the laser light penetrates through the cladding at the interface and propagates into the target while a portion internally reflects within the propagation medium.

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Columbia, MO, United States of America

Nicholas J Golda