Fiber diverter

Details Fiber diverter Fiber diverter

1991-02-25

1993-06-22

Lee, John D.

Optical waveguides

Optical fiber bundle

Imaging

385117, 606 15, 606 16, G02B 2326

Patent

active

052221741

ABSTRACT:
A device which incorporates three functions in one instrument necessary during surgical operations for transfer of laser energy to and viewing the site of the surgery. The fiber optic cable used to transfer the laser energy and the aspirator and irrigator tubes are all contained in a parallel in the fiber diverter. In addition the end of the fiber diverter can be bent at angles to the longitudinal axis of the instrument in order to work around other surgical apparatus involved in the operation thus avoiding the need to make other incisions in the patient. The amount of bend in the tip is controlled at the handle end of the instrument away from the surgical site. When bent the device can irrigate and aspirate at the same time laser cutting is being performed.

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patent: 4583539 (1986-04-01), Karlin et al.
patent: 4772093 (1988-09-01), Abele et al.
patent: 4778247 (1988-10-01), Carpenter
patent: 4988163 (1991-01-01), Cohen et al.

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