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- Patent Title: Apparatus, system and method for providing laser steering and focusing for incision, excision and ablation of tissue in minimally-invasive surgery
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Application No.: US14385439Application Date: 2013-03-14
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Publication No.: US10016238B2Publication Date: 2018-07-10
- Inventor: Ricardo Toledo-Crow , Snehal Patel , Milind Rajadhyaksha
- Applicant: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Current Assignee: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2013/031671 WO 20130314
- International Announcement: WO2013/138656 WO 20130919
- Main IPC: A61B18/22
- IPC: A61B18/22 ; G05B15/02 ; A61B18/24 ; G02B23/24 ; G02B26/08 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B18/20

Abstract:
Provided and described herein are exemplary embodiments of apparatus, system, computer-accessible medium, procedure and method according to the present disclosure which can be used for providing laser steering and focusing for, e.g., incision, excision and/or ablation of tissue in minimally-invasive surgery. For example, an exemplary apparatus is provided that can include at least one optical element which can be configured to refract and/or diffract light provided in a structure which can be configured to be inserted into a body, where at least one of the optical element(s) is structured to receive the light at a first angle and generate a refracted and/or diffracted light at a second angle which can be different from the first angle relative to an optical axis. According to a particular exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to control a light propagating arrangement to (i) provide the at least one light toward the optical element(s) at the first angle, and (ii) change a position thereof within the structure(s) to change the first angle.
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