CPC A61N 5/0601 (2013.01) [A61N 5/062 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0612 (2013.01); A61N 2005/063 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. A photodynamic therapy (PDT) delivery device comprising:
a housing including a handle, a fiber lock orifice positioned on a back end, a probe insertion orifice positioned on a front end and a tube retraction groove positioned between the fiber lock orifice and the probe insertion orifice;
an insertion probe comprising a stepped hollow cylinder positioned within the probe insertion orifice and within the tube retraction groove and having an insertion needle at a distal end;
a fiber locking mechanism positioned within fiber lock orifice and within the housing;
a probe release mechanism positioned in the housing and selectively movable between an unlock position and a lock position;
a probe retraction mechanism positioned within the housing and releasably coupled to the insertion probe; and
a retraction trigger coupled to the probe retraction mechanism to translate the insertion probe between an insertion position and a retraction position.
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