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Method for making optical shield for a laser catheter

US4648892A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 1985
Grant dateMar 10, 1987
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3598
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of forming an optical shield for a laser catheter is disclosed in which a rod of light transmissive material is optically polished and inserted into a tube of similar material and fused and the distal end of the rod is cut and the assembly is optically polished at the distal end.

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