Method of making autoclavable instrument with sintered fiber gla

Details Method of making autoclavable instrument with sintered fiber gla Method of making autoclavable instrument with sintered fiber gla

1974-09-23

1976-10-19

Bashore, S. Leon

Glass manufacturing

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Forming product or preform from molten glass

65 1, 65 2, 65DIG7, 128 11, 128 16, 128397, C03C 2320, C03B 3700, A61B 106

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039868540

ABSTRACT:
An autoclavable instrument, such as an autoclavable laryngoscope, is provided which includes fiber optics illuminating means and is especially adapted for medical and/or dental applications. The illuminating means includes an elongated sintered glass rod formed from an oriented fiber optics bundle comprising a plurality of glass fibers. The elongated glass rod may include curved or bent portions so as to conform to the contours of the instrument. A method is also provided for making an instrument as described above.

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patent: 3598113 (1971-08-01), Moore
patent: 3766909 (1973-10-01), Ozbey

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