Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for distinguishing radiation emitted by targets and non-targets during surgical laser procedures
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Application No.: US14234246Application Date: 2012-07-19
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Publication No.: US09694198B2Publication Date: 2017-07-04
- Inventor: Joe Denton Brown
- Applicant: Joe Denton Brown
- Agency: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC
- International Application: PCT/US2012/047300 WO 20120719
- International Announcement: WO2013/012986 WO 20130124
- Main IPC: G01N21/64
- IPC: G01N21/64 ; A61N5/06 ; A61B18/20 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B90/00
Abstract:
Methods and arrangements for distinguishing between target areas and non-target areas during a laser surgical procedure involve coating or otherwise providing the non-target areas with a phosphorescent material that emits radiation, upon stimulation when a predetermined condition occurs, that is distinguishable from the treatment radiation.
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