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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Nathaniel M. Fried, Concord, NC (US);
Inventor:
Nathaniel M. Fried, Concord, NC (US);
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0467 (2013.01); A61B 18/22 (2013.01); A61B 18/00 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00625 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2266 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system may include a laser configured to output laser light with a wavelength between 600-780 nm, and a radiation delivery device. The radiation delivery device may be configured to output the laser light to a mesh or suture implant so that the mesh or suture implant is exposed to the laser light. The mesh or suture implant is attached to a patient and surrounded at least partially by tissue of the patient. The mesh or suture implant is vaporized by exposure to the laser light while tissue exposed to the laser light is not damaged by the laser light.