Abstract

The present invention includes a method of surgical material removal from a body by optical-ablation with controlled pulse energy from an amplifier including inputting an ablation-threshold-pulse-energy-for-material-being-ablated signal; controlling the energy of a pulse and the pulse repetition rate and by knowing the type of material being removed, the system can control the removal to predetermined rate and, thus knowing the removal rate, it can know how long to run to stop at the predetermined volume.

Document Type

Patent

Patent Number

US 7,367,969 B2

Application Serial Number

10/916,365

Issue Date

5-6-2008

Current Assignee

Agency: Raydiance, Inc.

Assignee at Issuance

Agency: Raydiance, Inc.

College

College of Optics and Photonics

Department

CREOL

Allowance Date

11-1-2007

Filing Date

8-11-2004

Assignee at Filing

Agency: Raydiance, Inc.

Filing Type

Nonprovisional Application Record

Donated

no

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