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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2007
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Thomas W. Huitema, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael P. Weir, Blanchester, OH (US);
Robert J. Dunki-jacobs, Mason, OH (US);
Jere J. Brophy, Loveland, OH (US);
Robert M. Trusty, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Randal T. Byrum, South Lebanon, OH (US);
David C. Youmans, Loveland, OH (US);
Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);
Gary L. Long, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Paul G. Ritchie, Loveland, OH (US);
Jane A. Sheetz, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael S. Cropper, Edgewood, KY (US);
Thomas W. Huitema, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michael P. Weir, Blanchester, OH (US);
Robert J. Dunki-Jacobs, Mason, OH (US);
Jere J. Brophy, Loveland, OH (US);
Robert M. Trusty, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Randal T. Byrum, South Lebanon, OH (US);
David C. Youmans, Loveland, OH (US);
Sean P. Conlon, Loveland, OH (US);
Gary L. Long, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Paul G. Ritchie, Loveland, OH (US);
Jane A. Sheetz, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A method for repairing or modifying an area of a patient's anatomy that comprises directing at least a portion of a scanning beam assembly to an area of a patient's anatomy, applying a radiation-responsive agent to portion of the anatomy, and exposing the radiation-responsive agent to radiation directed onto the agent by the reflector to cause the agent to therapeutically interact with the site. The scanning beam assembly including a radiation source capable of emitting radiation, a reflector that receives the radiation from the radiation source to direct the radiation onto the anatomy, wherein the reflector oscillates in at least two directions to create a scan of the anatomy, a detector to detect radiation returned from the anatomy, and a controller to convert the detected radiation into a displayable anatomy image.