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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2007
Applicants:

Guillermo J. Tearney, Cambridge, MA (US);

Milen Shishkov, Watertown, MA (US);

Brett Eugene Bouma, Quincy, MA (US);

Benjamin J. Vakoc, Cambridge, MA (US);

Inventors:

Guillermo J. Tearney, Cambridge, MA (US);

Milen Shishkov, Watertown, MA (US);

Brett Eugene Bouma, Quincy, MA (US);

Benjamin J. Vakoc, Cambridge, MA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/24 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00066 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22051 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2272 (2013.01);
Abstract

According one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, method and system can be provided for applying a laser radiation to at least one portion of a biological structure. For example, a beam of the laser radiation can be provided to the portion, whereas a cross-sectional area of the beam is at most about 1/10th of an entire area of the at least one portion. The beam can be applied to the portion (a) based on a predetermined pattern, (b) while modulating a wavelength of the laser radiation, and/or (c) while monitoring a depth of the application of the laser radiation.


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