Steerable laser probe
AssigneeKatalyst Surgical, LLC
InventorsGregg D Scheller, Matthew N Zeid
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Abstract
A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, a plurality of actuation controls of the handle, a flexible housing tube having a flexible housing tube distal end and a flexible housing tube proximal end, and an optic fiber disposed within an inner bore of the handle and the flexible housing tube. An actuation of an actuation control of the plurality of actuation controls may gradually curve the flexible housing tube. A gradual curving of the flexible housing tube may gradually curve the optic fiber. An actuation of an actuation control of the plurality of actuation controls may gradually straighten the flexible housing tube. A gradual straightening of the flexible housing tube may gradually straighten the optic fiber.
Claims20
An ophthalmic laser probe comprising:
- a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end;
- an actuation mechanism guide of the handle;
- an actuation mechanism having an actuation mechanism distal end and an actuation mechanism proximal end wherein the actuation mechanism is disposed in the actuation mechanism guide and wherein the actuation mechanism is configured to actuate in the actuation mechanism guide;
- an actuation control guide of the handle having an actuation control guide distal end and an actuation control guide proximal end;
- an actuation control of the actuation mechanism having an actuation control distal end and an actuation control proximal end wherein the actuation control is disposed in the actuation control guide;
- a single housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end wherein the housing tube proximal end is disposed in the handle and wherein the housing tube has dimensions configured for performing ophthalmic surgery;
- an optic fiber having an optic fiber distal end and an optic fiber proximal end wherein the optic fiber is disposed in the handle, the actuation mechanism, and the housing tube wherein the optic fiber distal end is adjacent to the housing tube distal end and wherein a first actuation of the actuation control in the actuation control guide is configured to actuate the actuation mechanism, apply a compressive force to a portion of the housing tube, compress the portion of the housing tube, curve the housing tube, and curve the optic fiber;
- a buffer of the optic fiber configured to protect an optical property of the optic fiber;
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- an SMA connector configured to interface with the optic fiber proximal end.
An ophthalmic laser probe comprising:
- a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end;
- an actuation mechanism guide of the handle;
- an actuation mechanism having an actuation mechanism distal end and an actuation mechanism proximal end wherein the actuation mechanism is disposed in the actuation mechanism guide and wherein the actuation mechanism is configured to actuate in the actuation mechanism guide;
- an actuation control guide of the handle having an actuation control guide distal end and an actuation control guide proximal end;
- an actuation control of the actuation mechanism having an actuation control distal end and an actuation control proximal end wherein the actuation control is disposed in the actuation control guide;
- a single housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end wherein the housing tube proximal end is disposed in the handle and wherein the housing tube has dimensions configured for performing ophthalmic surgery;
- an optic fiber having an optic fiber distal end and an optic fiber proximal end wherein the optic fiber is disposed in the handle, the actuation mechanism, and the housing tube wherein the optic fiber distal end is adjacent to the housing tube distal end and wherein a first actuation of the actuation control in the actuation control guide is configured to actuate the actuation mechanism, reduce a compressive force applied to a portion of the housing tube, decompress the portion of the housing tube, straighten the housing tube, and straighten the optic fiber;
- a buffer of the optic fiber configured to protect an optical property of the optic fiber;
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- an SMA connector configured to interface with the optic fiber proximal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.