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Laser light irradiation apparatus
Assignee: SLT Japan Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-06-16
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Granted: 1993-05-11
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Expires: 2012-06-16
Abstract
Abstract A laser light irradiation apparatus used for medical treatment of tissues. According to a preferred embodiment, the apparatus comprises a probe, an optical fiber feeding laser light into the probe and a lead wire for detecting a temperature being inserted through and projecting from the probe. Then, the probe contains laser light scattering particles for uniform irradiation of the laser light against the tissues. Further, the probe is fabricated from a laser light tramissive synthetic material, and the fore end of a core of the optical fiber and the inserting part of the lead wire are in the synthetic material of the probe for easy molding for this apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Norio Daikuzono
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/06; A61N5/0601; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/22; A61B17/00; A61B2017/00017; A61B2017/00022; A61B2017/00084; A61B2017/00092; A61B2018/2255; A61B2018/2261; A61N2005/063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A laser light irradiation apparatus comprising: a light emitting member formed of a molded laser light transmissive synthetic resin; light scattering particles dispersed throughout said synthetic resin, wherein the light scattering particles have a larger refractive index than that of the synthetic resin; at least one transmitting member, through which laser light is transmitted so as to be applied to said light emitting member, wherein said laser light transmitting member is an optical fiber and a fore end portion of a core of said optical fiber is embedded in the synthetic resin of said light emitting member; and a laser light scattering layer formed on the surface of the embedded part of said core, said laser light scattering layer being fabricated from heat resistant ceramic particles, a portion of which are fused together and a portion of which remain in a particle state.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A laser light irradiation apparatus comprising: a light emitting member formed of a molded laser light transmissive synthetic resin; light scattering particles dispersed throughout said synthetic resin, wherein the light scattering particles have a larger refractive index than that of the synthetic resin; at least one transmitting member, through which laser light is transmitted so as to be applied to said light emitting member, wherein said laser light transmitting member is an optical fiber and a fore end portion of a core of said optical fiber is embedded in the synthetic resin of said light emitting member; and a laser light scattering layer formed on the surface of the embedded part of said core, said laser light scattering layer being fabricated from heat resistant ceramic particles, a portion of which are fused together and a portion of which remain in a particle state.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
109 words
A laser light irradiation apparatus comprising: a light emitting member formed of a molded laser light transmissive synthetic resin; light scattering particles dispersed throughout said synthetic resin, wherein the light scattering particles have a larger refractive index than that of the synthetic resin; at least one transmitting member, through which laser light is transmitted so as to be applied to said light emitting member; a holder, wherein said light emitting member is held and surrounded by a fore end portion of said holder; and a laser light reflecting layer covering at least a part of an inner surface of said holder, said inner surface contacting said light emitting member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
109 words
A laser light irradiation apparatus comprising: a light emitting member formed of a molded laser light transmissive synthetic resin; light scattering particles dispersed throughout said synthetic resin, wherein the light scattering particles have a larger refractive index than that of the synthetic resin; at least one transmitting member, through which laser light is transmitted so as to be applied to said light emitting member; a holder, wherein said light emitting member is held and surrounded by a fore end portion of said holder; and a laser light reflecting layer covering at least a part of an inner surface of said holder, said inner surface contacting said light emitting member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said reflecting layer is a gold plated layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
125 words
A laser light irradiation apparatus comprising: a light emitting member formed of a molded laser light transmissive synthetic resin; light scattering particles dispersed throughout said synthetic resin, wherein the light scattering particles have a larger refractive index than that of the synthetic resin; at least one transmitting member, through which laser light is transmitted so as to be applied to said light emitting member; and a lead wire means for detecting a temperature, which is inserted through said light emitting member so as to project from a light emitting surface of the fore end portion of said light emitting member, wherein a part of said lead wire which passes through the light emitting member is embedded in the synthetic resin of said light emitting member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
125 words
A laser light irradiation apparatus comprising: a light emitting member formed of a molded laser light transmissive synthetic resin; light scattering particles dispersed throughout said synthetic resin, wherein the light scattering particles have a larger refractive index than that of the synthetic resin; at least one transmitting member, through which laser light is transmitted so as to be applied to said light emitting member; and a lead wire means for detecting a temperature, which is inserted through said light emitting member so as to project from a light emitting surface of the fore end portion of said light emitting member, wherein a part of said lead wire which passes through the light emitting member is embedded in the synthetic resin of said light emitting member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus according to claim 4 wherein at least the embedded inserting part and the projecting part of said lead wire are coated with a laser light reflecting material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein a rough surface is formed on the surface of said light emitting member.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the synthetic resin is a thermoplastic synthetic resin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the synthetic resin is selected from the group consisting of: silicone resin, acrylic resin, carbonate resin, polyamide resin, polyethylene resin, urethane resin and polyester resin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the light scattering particles are selected from the group consisting of: diamond particles, sapphire particles, quartz particles, single crystal zirconium oxide particles, particles of transmissible and heat resistant synthetic resins, laser light reflective metal particles, and particles on which laser light reflective metals have been coated.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the synthetic resin is a thermoplastic synthetic resin.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the synthetic resin is selected from the group consisting of: silicone resin, acrylic resin, carbonate resin, polyamide resin, polyethylene resin, urethane resin and polyester resin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
53 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the light scattering particles are selected from the group consisting of: diamond particles, sapphire particles, quartz particles, single crystal zirconium oxide particles, particles of transmissible and heat resistant synthetic resins, laser light reflective metal particles, and particles on which laser light reflective metals have been coated.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the projecting part of the lead wire for sensing temperature comprises a thermocouple.
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