Fiberoptic coupler for coupling an optical fiber to a laser light source
US5157750A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2006/4297
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A coupler for efficiently coupling a laser light source to a fiberoptic catheter. The coupler contains coding for determining information about the catheter, such as the size of the optical fiber catheter which it is coupling.
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