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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth Giuffre, Wyckoff, NJ (US);
Joseph Barbetta, Oradell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 9/00 ;
Abstract
A device for preventing ignition of an endotracheal tube during laser surgery is provided, wherein the device permits communication among a sensor associated with endotracheal tube and a laser which generates the laser beam. When the sensor and endotracheal tube are impinged by the laser, the sensor senses this impingement, and communicates with a controller which controls power entering the laser beam. Because of such communication, the controller impedes power entering the laser, which extinguishes the laser and prevents ignition of the endotracheal tube.