System and method for manipulating movement of an energy emitting device within a body cavity
AssigneeLaser Industries, Ltd.
InventorsShimon Eckhouse, Rafi Rabinowitz, Ziv Karni, Uri Levy
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Abstract
A system and a method for manipulating movement within a body cavity. The device includes an optical fiber coupled to an energy source and a sleeve for containing the fiber. The fiber has distal end for positioning adjacent to a surface being treated within the body cavity and a proximal end located external to the body cavity which is coupled to an operating device for controlling the lateral and/or longitudinal movement of the fiber.
Claims1
A method for manipulating an optical fiber within a uterus, said optical fiber having a distal end for positioning within said uterus and a proximal end located external to said uterus which is coupled to an energy source, said method comprising the steps of:
- inserting said optical fiber within a sleeve;
- delivering radiation through said fiber for coagulation of the lining tissue of the uterus;
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- controlling said operating device thereby to control the movement of said sleeve and to correspondingly control the movement of the distal end of said optical fiber within the uterus;
- wherein said movement is lateral and/or longitudinal movement;
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- wherein the step of controlling the movement comprises the step of adapting said motor to perform a pre-determined movement pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.