Steerable laser probe
AssigneeKatalyst Surgical, LLC
InventorsGregg D. Scheller, Matthew N. Zeid, Justin M. Raney
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Abstract
A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, an actuation control of the handle, a housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end, a first housing tube portion having a first stiffness, a second housing tube portion having a second stiffness, an optic fiber disposed within an inner portion of the handle and the housing tube, and a cable disposed within the housing tube and the actuation control. A rotation of the actuation control may be configured to gradually curve the housing tube and the optic fiber. A rotation of the actuation control may be configured to gradually straighten the housing tube and the optic fiber.
Claims20
A laser probe comprising:
- a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end;
- an actuation control having an actuation control distal end, an actuation control proximal end, an actuation control anterior end, and an actuation control posterior end wherein the actuation control is disposed in an inner portion of the handle;
- an actuation chamber of the actuation control;
- a housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end wherein a portion of the housing tube is disposed in the handle;
- a first housing tube portion of the housing tube having a first stiffness;
- a plurality of apertures of the first housing tube portion;
- a second housing tube portion of the housing tube having a second stiffness wherein the second stiffness is greater than the first stiffness;
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- an optic fiber having an optic fiber distal end and an optic fiber proximal end wherein the optic fiber is disposed in the housing tube, the inner portion of the handle, and the actuation control and wherein a rotation of the actuation control in a first direction is configured to curve the optic fiber and wherein the actuation chamber is configured to prevent a contact between a portion of the actuation control and a portion of the optic fiber.
A laser probe comprising:
- a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end;
- an actuation control having an actuation control distal end, an actuation control proximal end, an actuation control anterior end, and an actuation control posterior end wherein the actuation control is disposed in an inner portion of the handle;
- an actuation chamber of the actuation control;
- a housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end wherein a portion of the housing tube is disposed in the handle;
- a first housing tube portion of the housing tube having a first stiffness;
- a plurality of apertures of the first housing tube portion;
- a second housing tube portion of the housing tube having a second stiffness wherein the second stiffness is greater than the first stiffness;
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- an optic fiber having an optic fiber distal end and an optic fiber proximal end wherein the optic fiber is disposed in the housing tube, the inner portion of the handle, and the actuation control and wherein a rotation of the actuation control in a first direction is configured to straighten the optic fiber and wherein the actuation chamber is configured to prevent a contact between a portion of the actuation control and a portion of the optic fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.