Fiber optic light delivery apparatus and medical instrument utilizing same
US4273109A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3855
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a fiber optic fiber transmission line which transmits light a distance from its source and is terminated, at its light delivery end, by a second fiber optic fiber of a larger diameter than the first fiber. An interlocking connector keeps the first and second fiber in positive contact in an efficient light energy transmission relationship. A plurality of second fibers form a set of tips for use in causing light convergence or divergence at the transmission line output.
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