Contact probe for laser cyclophotocoagulation
US5372595A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2009/00891
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic handpiece has portions formed with special contours that facilitate consistent placement of the probe in an axial rather than radial orientation, thus decreasing the likelihood of incidental laser exposure to unintended structures while maintaining the intrinsically higher laser-tissue coupling efficiency of a contact technique. One particular embodiment incorporates features that permit rapid and consistent positioning relative to visible landmark structures such as the limbus, thereby reducing treatment variability.
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