Contra-angle rotating handpiece having tactile-feedback tip ferrule
US7292759B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/262
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An illumination device is described containing optical fibers that transmit electromagnetic energy from a source to a target. Additional optical fibers return reflected electromagnetic energy from the target. High-level electromagnetic energy can be used for cutting, reforming, or treating a surface. Low-level electromagnetic energy illuminates the surface.
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