Side-firing laser
US7463801B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/2272
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for transmitting laser light and redirecting the light laterally relative to an axis of the apparatus includes an optical fiber having both a core and a cladding surrounding the core. The optical fiber terminates at a distal tip having a surface inclined relative to the axis of the optical fiber. A tubular member surrounds the optical fiber at its distal end. The distal end of the optical fiber has a portion opposing the tubular member for being united to the tubular member. The distal portion is joined to the tubular member by an intermediate material selected to have an index of refraction matching that of the core and the tubular member.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.