Laser Applicator Having Electrodes
AssigneeVimecon GmbH
InventorsKai U. Markus, Martin Hettkamp
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Abstract
A laser applicator includes an elongate catheter, which contains at least one peripherally closed lumen, and a light guide, which extends along the catheter and has an outcoupling region in a distal end section of the catheter. The laser applicator has at least one electrode at a distance defined in relation to the outcoupling region such that the position of the outcoupling region in relation to surrounding tissue can be sensed.
Claims15
A laser applicator comprising an elongate catheter which contains at least one peripherally closed lumen, and a light guide, which extends along the catheter and has an outcoupling region in a distal end section of the catheter, wherein
- said laser applicator has at least one electrode at a distance defined in relation to the outcoupling region such that the position of the outcoupling region in relation to surrounding tissue can be sensed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.