Patent ID: 8663209
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A clearing module comprising: a main body configured and dimensioned to be received within a vessel or duct of a patient, adjacent a surgical target area in the patient, said main body including: an instruction receiving unit configured to receive wireless instructions from an instruction transmitter located outside the patient's body while said module is located inside of the patient's body; a positioning element configured to be monitored by a system external of the patient's body while said positioning element is inside the patient's body; and a destructive energy emitter configured to emit destructive energy from said module toward the surgical target area according to instructions received from said instructions receiving unit; wherein said module is configured to wirelessly receive non-destructive energy from outside the body and convert said non-destructive energy to said destructive energy; wherein said non-destructive energy comprises X-ray energy; wherein said destructive energy comprises laser energy.