Coupling interface between a laser source and a tissue to be treated
AssigneeKeranova
InventorsFabrizio Romano, Aurelien Bernard
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a coupling interface between a laser source and a tissue (2) to be treated, characterized in that the coupling interface comprises —a ring (3) including: ⋅a side wall (31), ⋅a proximal end (311) intended to come into contact with the tissue (2) to be treated, and ⋅a distal end (312) intended to receive the end of the laser source; —a window (32) transparent to a laser beam generated by the laser source, said window being mounted in a sealed manner on the distal end (312) of the ring (3) in such a way as to close the distal end (312) of the ring (3).
Claims19
A coupling interface between a laser source and a tissue to be treated, wherein the coupling interface comprises:
- a ring including:
- a side wall,
- a proximal end intended to come into contact with the tissue to be treated, and
- a distal end intended to receive the end of the laser source,
- a window transparent to a laser beam generated by the laser source, said window being sealingly mounted on the ring so as to close the distal end of the ring,
- an aspiration through channel extending between an inner face and an outer face of the side wall, wherein the aspiration through channel is connected to an aspiration module for allowing the generation of a vacuum in an interior space defined between the window and the side wall, and
- an irrigation through channel extending between the inner and outer faces of the side wall, wherein the irrigation through channel is connected to an irrigation module for allowing the infusion of liquid into the interior space, and wherein an internal diameter of the irrigation through channel is smaller than an internal diameter of the aspiration through channel.
A device comprising a laser source and a phacoemulsification apparatus, the device including an irrigation system and an aspiration system, wherein the device further comprises a coupling interface between the laser source and a tissue to be treated, said coupling interface having:
- a ring including:
- a side wall,
- a proximal end intended to come into contact with the tissue to be treated, and
- a distal end intended to receive the end of the laser source,
- a window transparent to a laser beam generated by the laser source, said window being sealingly mounted on the ring so as to close the distal end of the ring,
- an aspiration through channel extending between an inner face and an outer face of the side wall, wherein the aspiration through channel is connected to an aspiration module for allowing the generation of a vacuum in an interior space defined between the window and the side wall, and
- an irrigation through channel extending between the inner and outer faces of the side wall, wherein the irrigation through channel is connected to an irrigation module for allowing the infusion of liquid into the interior space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.