Patent ID: 8641701
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A probe type living body tissue removing device comprising: a probe unit for performing dissection while aspirating a living body tissue, the probe unit having a base end portion; a hand piece for holding the probe unit; a connecting tool detachably connecting the probe unit to the hand piece, the connecting tool being located in line between the hand piece and the probe unit; an aspiration force supplying device for supplying aspiration force for aspirating and removing the living body tissue to the probe unit; and a dissection driving source supplying device for supplying power or energy for dissecting the living body tissue in the probe unit; said probe unit comprising: the dissection driving source supplying device is a laser light source for supplying a laser beam to the probe unit for dissecting the living body tissue, the dissecting device has a light guide body for emitting the laser beam toward an inside space portion of the opening hole portions of the probe, and is configured to dissect the living body tissue by the laser beam emitted from the light guide body, without using a cutter of a mechanical driving system, the laser beam is an Er:YAG laser, and the light guide body is a sapphire fiber.