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AssigneesHeraeus Surgical, Inc., Endeavor Surgical Products, Inc.
InventorsJohnny M. Bruce, John P. Novak, Jr., John P. Morley, Gerald D. Abell
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The present invention is directed to a new and useful handpiece for use in connection with a orbicularly tipped contact surgical laser. The handpiece has a handle portion and an extended portion. The handle portion is sized for comfortable handling and is of sufficient strength to accommodate the stresses incident to use in rigorous applications such as orthopedic surgery. The extended portion is connected to the handle portion, and is sized so as to be inserted into the surgical site. The extended portion of the handpiece is adapted to enclose and support the orbicular tip of the optical fiber. An introducer which fits snugly to the outside of the extended port,on may be utilized to ease the task of placing the contact tip within the surgical site and also to restrict loss of cooling liquids from the insertion incision. The present invention is also directed to an optical fiber assembly for use in contact laser surgery which includes a handpiece of the type described above in combination with a contact optical fiber terminating in an orbicular tip having a diameter larger than the diameter of the optical fiber.
A handpiece for use with a surgical laser optical fiber which terminates with an orbicular tip, comprising:
An optical fiber assembly for use in contact laser surgery, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.