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1 July 1990 Fiber optic delivery for excimer laser coronary surgery
Roderick S. Taylor, Kurt E. Leopold
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Proceedings Volume 1201, Optical Fibers in Medicine V; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17545
Event: OE/LASE '90, 1990, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Abstract
The development of specialized fiber tips, tapered fibers and fiber bundles for the XeCl excimer laser recanalization of coronary arteries during open heart surgery is described.
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Roderick S. Taylor and Kurt E. Leopold "Fiber optic delivery for excimer laser coronary surgery", Proc. SPIE 1201, Optical Fibers in Medicine V, (1 July 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.17545
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KEYWORDS
Fiber lasers

Laser therapeutics

Pulsed laser operation

Laser damage threshold

Surgery

Cladding

Optical fibers

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