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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
May. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas R Murphy-Chutorian, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Richard L Mueller, Byron, CA (US);
Michael J Rosinko, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 11 ; 606 15 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for treating a patient's heart by stimulating revascularization of the heart or creating channels in the heart. The apparatus includes a catheter, a laser energy source coupled to the catheter, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to cause the laser energy source to deliver an output of laser energy over a first time period shorter than a heart beat cycle.