In-vivo argon laser vascular welding using thermal feedback: Open- and closed-loop patency and collagen crosslinking

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2970, Issue , 1997, Pages 252-256

  Small IV, Ward ^a   Celliers, Peter M ^a   Kopchok, George E ^b   Reiser, Karen M ^c   Heredia, Nicholas J ^a   Maitland, Duncan J ^a   Eder, David C ^a   London, Richard A ^a   Heilbron, Mauricio ^b   Hussain, Farabi ^b   White, Rodney A ^b   Da Silva, Luiz B ^a   Matthews, Dennis L ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback control; Infrared thermometiy; Tissue fusion; Tissue welding

Indexed keywords

ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COLLAGEN; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; GAS LASERS; INERT GASES; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASERS; LIGANDS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURGERY; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TISSUE; WELDING;

ARGON LASERS; BIOCHEMICAL ASSAYS; CANINE MODELS; CLOSED LOOPS; COLLAGEN CROSS-LINKS; COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING; COLLAGEN MOLECULES; CROSS LINKS; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; FEMORAL VEINS; HOLLOW GLASSES; IN VIVO STUDIES; IN-VIVO; INFRARED THERMOMETERS; INFRARED THERMOMETIY; LASER SPOTS; MECHANICAL SHUTTERS; REAL TIMES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TISSUE WELDING; VESSEL WALLS; VOLUMETRIC HEATING;

FEEDBACK;

EID: 0005465665     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.275050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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