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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2003
Kester Nahen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Steven C. Murray, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Scott A. Davenport, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Tony D. Coleman, San Jose, CA (US);
Ken Arnold, Soquel, CA (US);
Henry Garlich, Fremont, CA (US);
Kester Nahen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Steven C. Murray, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Scott A. Davenport, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Tony D. Coleman, San Jose, CA (US);
Ken Arnold, Soquel, CA (US);
Henry Garlich, Fremont, CA (US);
Laserscope, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for photoselective vaporization of uterine tissue includes delivering laser radiation to the treatment area on the tissue, via an optical fiber for example, wherein the laser radiation has a wavelength and irradiance in the treatment area on the surface of the tissue sufficient because vaporization of a substantially greater volume of tissue than a volume of residual coagulated tissue caused by the laser radiation. The laser radiation is generated using a neodymium doped solid-state laser, including optics producing a second or higher harmonic output with greater than 60 watts average output power. The delivered laser radiation has a wavelength for example in a range of about 200 nm to about 650 nm, and has an average irradiance in the treatment area greater than about 10 kilowatts/cm, in a spot size of at least 0.05 mm.