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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2007
Guillermo J. Tearney, Cambridge, MA (US);
Milen Shishkov, Watertown, MA (US);
Brett Eugene Bouma, Quincy, MA (US);
Benjamin J. Vakoc, Cambridge, MA (US);
Guillermo J. Tearney, Cambridge, MA (US);
Milen Shishkov, Watertown, MA (US);
Brett Eugene Bouma, Quincy, MA (US);
Benjamin J. Vakoc, Cambridge, MA (US);
The General Hosppital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
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.