US Patent Issued to Femto Vox on April 8 for "Apparatus and techniques for surgical laser delivery" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,444, issued on April 8, was assigned to Femto Vox Inc. (Ladera Ranch, Calif.).

"Apparatus and techniques for surgical laser delivery" was invented by Manu Sharma (Ladera Ranch, Calif.) and Wesley William Lummis (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and techniques described herein can include delivery of a surgical laser beam for tissue excision or to facilitate hemostasis. The surgical laser beam can be generated, for example, using an ultrafast laser source. Such an approach can provide non-invasive treatment in relation to, for example, aerodigestive anatomy, such as for treatment of laryngeal, or...