Recent advances in infrared laser lithotripsy
NM Fried - Biomedical optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The flashlamp-pumped, solid-state, pulsed, mid-infrared, holmium: YAG laser (λ= 2120 nm)
has been the clinical gold standard laser for lithotripsy for over the past two decades …
has been the clinical gold standard laser for lithotripsy for over the past two decades …
Scanning electron microscopy of real and artificial kidney stones before and after Thulium fiber laser ablation in air and water
We investigated proposed mechanisms of laser lithotripsy, specifically for the novel,
experimental Thulium fiber laser (TFL). Previous lithotripsy studies with the conventional …
experimental Thulium fiber laser (TFL). Previous lithotripsy studies with the conventional …
Asymmetrical balloon for intravascular lithotripsy device and method
E Schultheis - US Patent 11,583,339, 2023 - Google Patents
A catheter system for treating a treatment site within or adjacent to a vessel wall within a
body of a patient includes an energy source, a balloon, and an energy guide. The energy …
body of a patient includes an energy source, a balloon, and an energy guide. The energy …
Balloon surface photoacoustic pressure wave generation to disrupt vascular lesions
RW McGowan, DF Massimini, H Shao… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
2020-06-26 Assigned to BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. reassignment BOSTON
SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT …
SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT …
Balloon assembly for valvuloplasty catheter system
E Schultheis - US Patent 11,672,585, 2023 - Google Patents
A61B18/22—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical
forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, eg microwaves …
forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, eg microwaves …
Catheter system for valvuloplasty procedure
J Flores, E Schultheis - US Patent 12,016,610, 2024 - Google Patents
A catheter system (100) for treating one or more treatment sites (106) within or adjacent to
the heart valve (108) includes an energy source (124), a plurality of energy guides (122A) …
the heart valve (108) includes an energy source (124), a plurality of energy guides (122A) …
Light guide protection structures for plasma system to disrupt vascular lesions
DF Massimini, DL Krautkremer, H Shao… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A catheter system includes a catheter having an elongate shaft, a balloon
and a light guide. The balloon expands from a collapsed configuration to a first expanded …
and a light guide. The balloon expands from a collapsed configuration to a first expanded …
Fortified balloon inflation fluid for plasma system to disrupt vascular lesions
DF Massimini, DL Krautkremer, H Shao… - US Patent …, 2024 - Google Patents
A catheter system for imparting pressure to induce fractures at a treatment site within or
adjacent a blood vessel wall includes a catheter, a fortified balloon inflation fluid and a first …
adjacent a blood vessel wall includes a catheter, a fortified balloon inflation fluid and a first …
Improving thulium fiber laser lithotripsy efficiency
LA Hardy - 2018 - search.proquest.com
Kidney stone disease affects approximately 10% of the US population. Conventional
Holmium: YAG infrared laser lithotripsy is a standard minimally invasive treatment that …
Holmium: YAG infrared laser lithotripsy is a standard minimally invasive treatment that …
[PDF][PDF] Thermal Properties of Fragmented Human Kidney Stones by Ho: YAG Laser
NF Mahdi, MMM Al-Sultani - Iraqi Journal of Applied Physics, 2024 - ijap-iq.com
This study aims at investigating the thermal properties of various kidney stone types that
fragmented by laser. It attempts to understand their behavior during Ho: YAG laser with …
fragmented by laser. It attempts to understand their behavior during Ho: YAG laser with …