Recanalization of Occluded Arteries using CO[sub]2[/sub] Lasers and Infrared Optical Fibers

D. Gal; N. Wolf; A. Battler; M. Bass; H. Neufeld; A. Levite; E. Gaaton

doi:10.1117/12.950724

14 January 1986 Recanalization of Occluded Arteries using CO₂ Lasers and Infrared Optical Fibers

D. Gal, N. Wolf, A. Battler, M. Bass, H. Neufeld, A. Levite, E. Gaaton

Proceedings Volume 0576, Optical Fibers in Medicine and Biology I; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950724
Event: 29th Annual Technical Symposium, 1985, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Silver halide AgCl_xBr_1-x fibers were inserted into cardiological catheters to form CO₂ laser catheters. Human arteries which had been blocked by atherosclerotic plaque were transplanted into dogs. The laser catheter was used to recanalize the blocked arteries in an in vivo experiment.

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D. Gal, N. Wolf, A. Battler, M. Bass, H. Neufeld, A. Levite, and E. Gaaton "Recanalization of Occluded Arteries using CO₂ Lasers and Infrared Optical Fibers", Proc. SPIE 0576, Optical Fibers in Medicine and Biology I, (14 January 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.950724

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