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US 2019/0336243 A1Published application
Pre-Initiated Tips for Handheld Laser Surgical Devices and Methods Related To the Same
AssigneeAzena Medical, LLC
InventorsAlexandre B. Di Sessa, Jonathan Z. Luo, Roberto Minoru Imai, JR., Kenneth Lester Blanchard
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Abstract
Pre-initiated tips for handheld laser surgical devices and methods related to the same are disclosed herein. Some embodiments include a handpiece device including a tubular body; and an insert that fits within the tubular body, the insert having a terminal end that comprises a receiver. A disposable tip couples with the terminal end of the receiver, and the disposable tip has a fiber optic conduit extending from a sheath tip. In some instances the fiber tip is pre-initiated with a pigment.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- a handpiece device comprising:
- a tubular body;
- and
- an insert that fits within the tubular body, the insert having a terminal end that comprises:
- a receiver;
- a light source disposed on a terminal end of the insert, the light source being offset from the receiver;
- and
- a disposable tip that couples with the terminal end of the receiver, the disposable tip comprising:
- an optical ferrule that couples with the receiver of the insert;
- and
- a light emitting cap that receives light from the light source of the insert and illuminates a surgical site.
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A device, comprising:
- a transparent light emitting cap having a substantially conical shape, the transparent light emitting cap configured to couple with a rear terminal end of a receiver;
- an optical ferrule extending from the rear terminal end, the optical ferrule configured to receive an optical fiber;
- a sheath tip extending from the transparent light emitting cap;
- a fiber optic conduit extending from the sheath tip;
- and
- a fiber tip disposed on a terminal end of the fiber optic conduit.
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A method, comprising:
- obtaining a disposable tip comprising a fiber optic element having a fiber tip;
- and
- pre-initiating the fiber tip with a dark pigment comprising an ink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.