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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2013
Applicant:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Charles P. Lin, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2005.12); A61F 9/008 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/008 (2012.12); A61F 9/00802 (2012.12); A61F 9/00821 (2012.12); A61F 9/00823 (2012.12); A61F 2009/00861 (2012.12); A61F 2009/00863 (2012.12); A61F 2009/00897 (2012.12);
Abstract
A method of scanning a laser beam across a set of cells includes during a first interval, scanning a laser beam across a set of cells; and during a second interval, deflecting the laser beam away from the set of cells. The first interval is selected to cause microcavitation in at least a portion of the cells from the set of cells.