EP 0998232 A1 20000510 - LASER ABLATION DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM
Title (en)
LASER ABLATION DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG ZUR LASERABLATION UND STEUERUNGSSYSTEM
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF D'ABLATION PAR LASER ET SYSTEME DE COMMANDE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9815709 W 19980720
- US 5330997 P 19970722
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9904709A1] This invention is an apparatus, and method for performing laser ablation, particularly trans-myocardial re-vascularization (TMR). For TMR, the method includes the steps of providing a lasing device (10) having a laser ablation member (11) (e.g., one or more optical fibers), advancing the laser ablation member (11) against the epicardium (52) of a patient, outputting laser energy from the laser ablation member (11) to ablate heart tissue, and create a channel (extending into the patient's ventricule (56), providing at least one control signal from a sensor (18) responsive to the ablation for controlling the laser ablation member (11) and/or the laser energy generated. The apparatus includes a lasing device (10) having a laser ablation member (11) and a detector (18) for detecting sound produced by the laser energy generated. The detector (18) is configured to generate, and transmit at least one signal in response to sound detected to a controller (17) associated with the laser energy generator. The controller (17) can then cause an event to occur with respect to the lasing process or signal the laser operator that an event has occurred.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 18/22 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 18/20 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2017/00106 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00247 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/22074 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/00392 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/00636 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9904709A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9904709 A1 19990204; AU 8760098 A 19990216; CA 2296372 A1 19990204; EP 0998232 A1 20000510; JP 2001512039 A 20010821
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9815709 W 19980720; AU 8760098 A 19980720; CA 2296372 A 19980720; EP 98939108 A 19980720; JP 2000503776 A 19980720