Hybrid Fiber-Optic Cannula
AssigneeDoric Lenses Inc.
InventorsMirko Vukeljic, Jean-Luc Neron, Sead Doric
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Abstract
The hybrid fiber-optic cannula can have a body having an implant end, a light passage extending through the body, and a light inlet end coinciding with the light passage, an optical fiber held in the body in coincidence with the light passage and oriented out the implant end, the light inlet end being opposite the implant end relative to the light passage, and a conduit extending through the body between a conduit outlet located at the implant end and a conduit inlet. A fluid and/or electrical wires, can be conveyed by the conduit, for instance.
Claims20
A hybrid fiber-optic cannula comprising:
- a body having an implant end, a light passage extending through the body, and a light inlet end coinciding with the light passage, an optical fiber held in the body in coincidence with the light passage and oriented out the implant end, the light inlet end being opposite the implant end relative to the light passage, and a conduit extending through the body between a conduit outlet located at the implant end and a conduit inlet.
A method of making a hybrid cannula, the method comprising :
- providing a body having an implant end, a light passage extending through the body, and a light inlet end coinciding with the light passage, the light inlet end being opposite the implant end relative to the light passage, a cylindrical bore extending into the body from the light inlet end and leading to a stop, and a conduit extending through the body between a conduit outlet located at the implant end and conduit inlet;
- providing an optical fiber hub having a cylindrical shape and a central aperture receiving an optical fiber held in the central aperture;
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- inserting the optical fiber hub into the cylindrical bore, into abutment with the stop, with the optical fiber held in the body in coincidence with the light passage and having a tip protruding out the implant end as an extension to the light passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.