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US 12,686,549 B2Granted
Package and method of use for managing excess laser fiber
AssigneeC. R. Bard, Inc.
InventorsPaul Thomas Mannion, Alex Ivlev
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a laser fiber surrounded by tubular package, the tubular package having a plurality of sections along a length of the tubular package, each of the plurality of sections connected to an adjacent section by a circumferential tear line, each of the plurality of sections including a length marking.
Claims21
A medical device, comprising:
- a laser fiber defining a proximal end and a distal end, the laser fiber including a connector at the proximal end;
- and
- a tubular package extending along the laser fiber, the laser fiber disposed within the tubular package, wherein:
- the tubular package includes a number of sections along a length of the tubular package, and
- adjacent sections of the number of sections are configured for separation from each other during use of the laser fiber.
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A method of managing an excess length of a medical laser fiber during a medical procedure, comprising:
- coupling a connector of the medical laser fiber to a laser system, the medical laser fiber disposed within a tubular package, wherein:
- the tubular package includes a number of sections, and
- adjacent sections of the number of sections are configured for separation from each other during use of the medical laser fiber;
- determining a desired length of the medical laser fiber for use in performing the medical procedure;
- removing a portion of the tubular package to expose the desired length of the medical laser fiber;
- and
- securing the excess length of the medical laser fiber to the laser system, the excess length disposed within the tubular package.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.