Fiber Optic Delivery Of Argon Ion Laser Radiation For Open Endarterectamy

John Eugene; Joseph S. Carey; Ramon A. Cukingnan; Marie Hammer-Wilson; Michael W. Berns

doi:10.1117/12.945297

21 June 1988 Fiber Optic Delivery Of Argon Ion Laser Radiation For Open Endarterectamy

John Eugene, Joseph S. Carey, Ramon A. Cukingnan, Marie Hammer-Wilson, Michael W. Berns

Proceedings Volume 0906, Optical Fibers in Medicine III; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945297
Event: 1988 Los Angeles Symposium: O-E/LASE '88, 1988, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Open laser endarterectany has progressed from a laboratory to a clinical procedure for peripheral vascular disease. Argon ion laser endarterectamy was performed in 3 patients using power 1.0W to 1.5W delivered through a 300 μm quartz fiber. Endarterectamy length ranged from 6.0 cm to 30.0 cm. No laser complications have occurred and arterial patency has been confirmed at up to one year follow-up.

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John Eugene, Joseph S. Carey, Ramon A. Cukingnan, Marie Hammer-Wilson, and Michael W. Berns "Fiber Optic Delivery Of Argon Ion Laser Radiation For Open Endarterectamy", Proc. SPIE 0906, Optical Fibers in Medicine III, (21 June 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.945297

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