US4693244A
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Medical and surgical laser probe I
Assignee: Surgical Laser Tech Inc
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Filing: 1986-11-17
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Granted: 1987-09-15
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Expires: 2006-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A medical and surgical laser probe comprised of a quartz optical fiber and a laser rod member optically connected thereto which is made of an artificial saphire and has a tapered portion so as to emit the incident laser beam from the tip end of the rod member without leaking it out from the tapered face. With this laser probe, laser irradiation in contact with the tissue is enabled and any desired medical and surgical treatment such as incision, coagulation, hemostasis can be attained effectively.
Inventors
- 👤 Norio Daikuzono
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:34
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/22; B; B23; B23K; B23K26/00; B23K26/02; B23K26/06; B23K26/064; B23K26/0643; G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/24; G02B6/42; G02B6/4201; G02B6/4202; G02B6/4203; G02B6/4296; A61B2018/2005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A medical and surgical laser probe for contact laser surgery; the probe optically connected to a laser source through an optical laser guide means; which probe is characterized in that the probe is made of an optically transparent solid material and comprised of a laser beam receiving portion and a tapered portion having a laser beam emitting tip end face; the tapered portion defining cross-sections of generally circular form having no surgical cutting edges along the tapered length thereof, and the length and the taper angle of the tapered portion and the radius of the tip end face of the tapered portion are determined and structural so that substantially all laser beam incident on the laser beam receiving portion from the laser beam guide means is emitted from the tip end face of the tapered portion without leaking out from the tapered face of the tapered portion; the laser beam being concentrated at the tip end face whereby said concentrated laser beam facilitates the surgical cutting of tissue.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
168 words
A medical and surgical laser probe for contact laser surgery; the probe optically connected to a laser source through an optical laser guide means; which probe is characterized in that the probe is made of an optically transparent solid material and comprised of a laser beam receiving portion and a tapered portion having a laser beam emitting tip end face; the tapered portion defining cross-sections of generally circular form having no surgical cutting edges along the tapered length thereof, and the length and the taper angle of the tapered portion and the radius of the tip end face of the tapered portion are determined and structural so that substantially all laser beam incident on the laser beam receiving portion from the laser beam guide means is emitted from the tip end face of the tapered portion without leaking out from the tapered face of the tapered portion; the laser beam being concentrated at the tip end face whereby said concentrated laser beam facilitates the surgical cutting of tissue.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
A medical and surgical laser probe as claimed in claim 1, wherein the length L and the taper .sub.θ of the tapered portion and the radius Ro of the tip end face of the tapered portion are values which satisfy the following inequality. ##EQU7## where .sub.α is a critical angle of the artifical sapphire and .sub.β is an emitting angle of the laser transmitting member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A medical and surgical laser probe as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tip end face has a curved surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A medical and surgical laser probe as claimed in claim 1 wherein the tip end of the tapered portion has a melt of artificial sapphire which contains a numerous fine bubble therein.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
A medical and surgical laser probe as claimed in claim 1 wherein the diameter of the tapered portion of the side of incidence is smaller than the diameter of said laser beam receiving portion so that said portion has an annular end face on the side confronting the tapered portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A medical and surgical laser probe as claimed in claim 2, wherein said tip end face has a curved surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A medical and surgical laser probe as claimed in claim 2 wherein the tip end of the tapered portion has a melt of artificial sapphire which contains a numerous fine bubble therein.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A medical and surgical laser probe as claimed in claim 2 wherein the diameter of the tapered portion on the side of incidence is smaller than the diameter of said laser beam receiving portion so that said portion has an annular end face on the side confronting the tapered portion.
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| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-09-14 | 1999-03-16 | 1999-09-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |