Patents Assigned to Omega Universal Technologies, Ltd.
  • Method for diagnosis and shock wave lithotripsy of stones in the submaxillary and parotid glands
    Patent number: 5242454
    Abstract: A 1.4-1.6 mm diameter microendoscope is introduced into a duct leading to the submaxillary or parotid glands containing a concrement. The endoscope is adapted to contain a working channel, an image bundle, a light bundle and a wire, all structure fixedly spaced apart within the microendoscope. A laser fiber is inserted into the working channel to the concrement and the concrement is fragmented with a laser shock wave while flushing the fragments away through the working channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1993
    Assignee: Omega Universal Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter Gundlach, Jurgen U. G. Hopf