Method for making optical shield for a laser catheter
US4648892A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 1985 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2005 |
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- 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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