Combination handpiece and surgical laser tool

Details Combination handpiece and surgical laser tool Combination handpiece and surgical laser tool

1995-07-26

1997-03-18

Sykes, Angela D.

Surgery

Instruments

Light application

606 2, A61B 1736

Patent

active

056117973

ABSTRACT:
A combination handpiece and surgical laser tool is disclosed for use in laser surgery. The handpiece comprises a hollow body having an internal wall which is mounted about the probe of the laser tool. A layer which contains optical fibers is mounted about the internal wall with the fibers have outlet ends at the tip of the handpiece. A light source directs visible white light along the fibers with the light being projected in a pattern which illuminates a portion of an anatomical structure in a path about a spot at which the laser beam impinges. In one embodiment a handpiece is releasably fitted about the laser tool so that the handpiece can be detached and used as a flashlight to explore the wound. In another embodiment the optical fibers are formed into discrete clusters which are spaced about the circumference of the annular layer of the handpiece. Visible light can then be projected from the clusters in discrete spots about the laser beam.

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