Surgical laser tool

1. A tool comprising:

a fiber catheter including a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of channels extending therebetween;

a laser source configured to generate a laser energy;

a light source configured to generate a diagnostic light;

a first fiber disposed in a first channel of the plurality of channels, the first fiber being configured to: (i) deliver the diagnostic light to a treatment site from the light source in a first direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the fiber catheter, and (ii) receive optical feedback from a portion of the diagnostic light reflected from the treatment site;

a second fiber disposed in a second channel of the plurality of channels, the second fiber being configured to deliver the laser energy to the treatment site from the laser source in a second direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fiber catheter;

an actuator configured to vibrate a distal end of the first fiber within the first channel; and

an analytical device configured to analyze the optical feedback.

2. The tool of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second fibers comprises at least one optical fiber, and the actuator is responsive to one of electricity and a magnetic force.

3. The tool of claim 1 , further comprising one or more optical components configured to:

couple the second fiber to the laser source;

couple the first fiber to the light source and the analytical device; and

modify the optical feedback prior to receipt by the analytical device.

4. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the diagnostic light source includes one of a white light source, an LED light source, a pulsed laser source, a laser source, and a broad band light source.

5. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the analytical device includes one of a spectrometer, a photodetector, and a photomultiplier tube.

6. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the first channel is separate from the second channel.

7. The tool of claim 6 , wherein the first fiber is vibrated independent of the second fiber.

8. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the laser source is configured to generate the laser energy according to laser parameters, and the analytical device is configured to output a control signal configured to determine the laser parameters.

9. A system comprising:

the tool of claim 1 , and

a scope including at least one working channel configured to deliver the distal end of the fiber catheter to the treatment site.

10. A method comprising the steps of:

positioning a distal end of a tool adjacent a treatment site, the tool comprising:

a laser source configured to generate a laser energy;

a light source configured to generate a diagnostic light;

a fiber catheter including:

a first fiber configured to: (i) deliver the diagnostic light to the treatment site in a first direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the fiber catheter, and (ii) receive a portion of the diagnostic light reflected from the treatment site, and

a second fiber configured to deliver the laser energy to the treatment site in a second direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fiber catheter;

oscillating a distal end of the first fiber relative to the fiber catheter in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the fiber catheter;

discharging the diagnostic light from the light source through the distal end of the first fiber onto the treatment site;

delivering, to an analytical device, optical feedback received from the portion of the diagnostic light reflected from the treatment site; and

analyzing, with the analytical device, the optical feedback.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the light source includes one of a white light source, an LED light source, a laser source, and a broad band light source.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the analytical device includes one of a spectrometer, a photodetector, and a photomultiplier tube.

13. A tool comprising:

a laser source configured to generate a laser energy;

an imaging light source configured to generate an imaging light;

a fiber catheter comprising:

a first channel including a first fiber configured to: (i) deliver the imaging light to a treatment site in a first direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the fiber catheter, and (ii) receive optical feedback from a portion of the imaging light reflected from the treatment site, and

a second channel including a second fiber configured to discharge the laser energy to the treatment site in a second direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fiber catheter;

an actuator configured to vibrate a distal end of the first fiber independent of a distal end of the second fiber along an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the fiber catheter;

at least one optical device for coupling the first fiber to the imaging light and the second fiber to the laser source; and

an analytical device configured to analyze the optical feedback.

14. The tool of claim 13 , wherein the first fiber comprises a plurality of optical fibers.

15. The tool of claim 13 , wherein the imaging light source includes one of a broadband light source, a pulsed laser source, and a narrow band light source.

16. The tool of claim 13 , wherein the analytical device includes one of a spectrometer, a photodetector, and a photomultiplier tube.

17. A method comprising the steps of:

positioning a distal end of the fiber catheter of claim 13 adjacent the treatment site;

powering the actuator to vibrate the distal end of the first fiber;

discharging the imaging light through the distal end of the first fiber onto the treatment site while the actuator is powered;

delivering the optical feedback to the analytical device through the first fiber; and

analyzing the optical feedback with the analytical device.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising the step of processing, with a processor circuit, the optical feedback to form an image of the treatment site.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the laser source is configured to generate the laser energy according to laser parameters, and the method further comprises the steps of:

outputting, with the analytical device, a control signal configured to determine the laser parameters; and

discharging the laser energy through the second fiber according to the laser parameters.