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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Uri Levy, Rehovot, IL;
Orit Frankel, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Ytzhak Rosenberg, Ramat Gan, IL;
Raphi Seror, Petach Tikva, IL;
Assignee:
Laser Industries Ltd., , IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 16 ;
Abstract
A device for use in laser induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) is provided which includes a fiber for coupling to a laser energy source and an emitting element having a proximal end coupled to the fiber and a distal end for positioning adjacent to the surface receiving LITT, the emitting element radially emitting light whose intensity is controllable along its longitudinal length. In a preferred embodiment, the surface of the emitting element is roughened to achieve a power scattering function.