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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Walter J. Stevens, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Stephen W. Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael S. Mirizzi, San Jose, CA (US);
Hoa D. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/06 (2013.01); A61B 18/24 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22001 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00029 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2261 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for treating a hollow anatomical structure can include a light delivery device. The light delivery device comprises an optical fiber that is located in a lumen of a shaft suitable for insertion into the hollow anatomical structure and has a fiber tip located proximal of a distal end of the shaft during treatment of the hollow anatomical structure. The apparatus can further include a liquid source for providing a liquid flow over the optical fiber at a predetermined liquid flow rate.