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US 10,649,162 B2Granted
Medical laser device and related methods
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsSteven Yihlih Peng, Wen-Jui Ray Chia, Thomas Charles Hasenberg
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Abstract
A laser delivery device may include a connector portion at a proximal end of the laser delivery device and an optical fiber connecting the connector portion to a distal end of the laser delivery device. The connector portion may include a capillary at least partially surrounding a proximal portion of the optical fiber, and the capillary may include dimples on at least a portion of a circumferential surface thereof.
Claims16
A laser delivery device, comprising:
- an optical fiber, including a proximal portion configured to be coupled to an energy source and a distal portion opposite the proximal portion;
- and
- a capillary surrounding at least a portion of the optical fiber and including a proximal portion and a distal portion,
- wherein the capillary includes a dimpled portion and a dimple free portion, wherein the dimple free portion is at the proximal portion of the capillary, and
- wherein the capillary is fused to the optical fiber over at least a portion of an overlap of the dimple free portion of the capillary and the optical fiber.
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A laser delivery device, including:
- an optical fiber, including a proximal portion configured to be coupled to an energy source and a distal portion configured to emit energy;
- and
- a capillary at least partially surrounding a portion of the optical fiber,
- wherein the capillary includes dimples on at least a portion of a circumferential surface thereof, wherein the capillary includes a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the proximal portion of the capillary is configured to surround at least a portion of the proximal portion of the optical fiber, and wherein the capillary includes a dimple free portion at the proximal portion, and
- wherein the capillary is fused to the optical fiber over at least a portion of an overlap of the dimple free portion of the capillary and the optical fiber.
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An optical device, comprising:
- an optical fiber extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion;
- and
- a capillary at least partially surrounding the proximal portion of the optical fiber,
- wherein the capillary includes a plurality of circular dimples on at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface thereof, and
- wherein the capillary includes a dimple free portion at a proximal portion of the capillary, and
- wherein the capillary is fused to the optical fiber over at least a portion of an overlap of the dimple free portion of the capillary and the optical fiber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.