Title :
Laser coronary angioplasty using carbon monoxide lasers
Author :
Arai, Tamio ; Nakagawa, Masato ; Kikuchi, Makoto ; Mizuno, Koji ; Arakawa, Ko ; Shibuya, Toshio ; Satomura, Kimio ; Miyamoto, Akira ; Okamato, Y. ; Isojima, Kazushige ; Kurita, Akira ; Nakamura, Haruo ; Utsumi, Atsushi ; Takeuchi, Kiyoshi
Author_Institution :
Dept. Med. Eng., Nat. Defense Med. Coll., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
A study was made of a laser angioplasty system using a CO laser, 5 mu m in wavelength. To achieve therapeutic irradiation in a water solution, the authors developed a contact CO laser irradiation method which uses an optical fiber to carry the laser beam to the lesion. The authors have also developed a thin coronary angioscope catheter for diagnosis and targeting of this therapy.<>
Keywords :
cardiology; gas lasers; laser applications in medicine; patient treatment; CO laser; coronary angioplasty; coronary angioscope catheter; laser angioplasty system; lesion; optical fiber; therapeutic irradiation; Angioplasty; Arteries; Catheters; Educational institutions; Fiber lasers; In vivo; Laser ablation; Medical diagnostic imaging; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94446
