Inserting instrumentation and applying a laser beam percutaneously
An elongate tube (130) for inserting instrumentation during a percutaneous diskectomy using a laser introduces an optical guide (132) into the nucleus of a herniated disc. The optical guide is disposed along the elongated tube and guides a laser beam. The laser beam which is guided by the optical gu...
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| Zusammenfassung: | An elongate tube (130) for inserting instrumentation during a percutaneous diskectomy using a laser introduces an optical guide (132) into the nucleus of a herniated disc. The optical guide is disposed along the elongated tube and guides a laser beam. The laser beam which is guided by the optical guide is not aligned with at least a portion of the elongate tube. |
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