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Laser powered heating elements

US5968038A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 1996
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B18/28
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laser-powered fiberoptic heating element comprises a crystalline optic fiber fusion bonded to a crystalline heat-generating tip section.

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