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Title: Microminiaturized minimally invasive intravascular micro-mechanical systems powered and controlled via fiber-optic cable

Abstract

A micro-mechanical system for medical procedures is constructed in the basic form of a catheter having a distal end for insertion into and manipulation within a body and a near end providing for a user to control the manipulation of the distal end within the body. A fiberoptic cable is disposed within the catheter and having a distal end proximate to the distal end of the catheter and a near end for external coupling of laser light energy. A microgripper is attached to the distal end of the catheter and providing for the gripping or releasing of an object within the body. A laser-light-to-mechanical-power converter is connected to receive laser light from the distal end of the fiberoptic cable and connected to mechanically actuate the microgripper.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [1];  [2];  [6]
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  1. Livermore, CA
  2. Danville, CA
  3. Moss Beach, CA
  4. Walnut Creek, CA
  5. Los Altos, CA
  6. Berkeley, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
871394
Patent Number(s):
5722989
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
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DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
microminiaturized; minimally; invasive; intravascular; micro-mechanical; systems; powered; controlled; via; fiber-optic; cable; medical; procedures; constructed; basic; form; catheter; distal; insertion; manipulation; near; providing; user; control; fiberoptic; disposed; proximate; external; coupling; laser; light; energy; microgripper; attached; gripping; releasing; laser-light-to-mechanical-power; converter; connected; receive; mechanically; actuate; medical procedures; light energy; laser light; optic cable; minimally invasive; power converter; mechanical systems; fiberoptic cable; fiber-optic cable; via fiber; systems power; basic form; /606/

Citation Formats

Fitch, Joseph P, Hagans, Karla, Clough, Robert, Matthews, Dennis L, Lee, Abraham P, Krulevitch, Peter A, Benett, William J, Da Silva, Luiz, and Celliers, Peter M. Microminiaturized minimally invasive intravascular micro-mechanical systems powered and controlled via fiber-optic cable. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
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Fitch, Joseph P, Hagans, Karla, Clough, Robert, Matthews, Dennis L, Lee, Abraham P, Krulevitch, Peter A, Benett, William J, Da Silva, Luiz, & Celliers, Peter M. Microminiaturized minimally invasive intravascular micro-mechanical systems powered and controlled via fiber-optic cable. United States.
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Fitch, Joseph P, Hagans, Karla, Clough, Robert, Matthews, Dennis L, Lee, Abraham P, Krulevitch, Peter A, Benett, William J, Da Silva, Luiz, and Celliers, Peter M. Thu . "Microminiaturized minimally invasive intravascular micro-mechanical systems powered and controlled via fiber-optic cable". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871394.
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@article{osti_871394,
title = {Microminiaturized minimally invasive intravascular micro-mechanical systems powered and controlled via fiber-optic cable},
author = {Fitch, Joseph P and Hagans, Karla and Clough, Robert and Matthews, Dennis L and Lee, Abraham P and Krulevitch, Peter A and Benett, William J and Da Silva, Luiz and Celliers, Peter M},
abstractNote = {A micro-mechanical system for medical procedures is constructed in the basic form of a catheter having a distal end for insertion into and manipulation within a body and a near end providing for a user to control the manipulation of the distal end within the body. A fiberoptic cable is disposed within the catheter and having a distal end proximate to the distal end of the catheter and a near end for external coupling of laser light energy. A microgripper is attached to the distal end of the catheter and providing for the gripping or releasing of an object within the body. A laser-light-to-mechanical-power converter is connected to receive laser light from the distal end of the fiberoptic cable and connected to mechanically actuate the microgripper.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
}
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