Photochemical Tissue Bonding for Military Medical Applications Practical Low Cost Low Damage Blood Vessel Repair: Albumin Stent Bonded With 19xx nm Laser

Abstract

nLIGHT and Oregon Medical Laser Center have developed a low cost, highly effective method to repair blood vessels damaged by trauma or surgery. OMLC has developed an method for extruding albumin stents, inserting these albumin stents for blood vessel reinforcement, and using a 19xx nm laser diode to effectively weld the blood vessel. We have performed tensile tests, burst tests, and are preparing for final live animal studies to test the effectiveness of this blood vessel repair system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 24, 2011
Accession Number
ADA549509

Entities

People

  • Kirk Price
  • Scott Prahl

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Albumins
  • Arteries
  • Blood
  • Blood Vessels
  • Body Weight
  • Diameters
  • Drug Abuse
  • Flow Rate
  • Lasers
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Medicine
  • Physical Properties
  • Shape
  • Surgery
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Metallurgy
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy