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US 5,514,126 AGranted
Fiber optic assembly for laser treatment system
OwnerMarvin Prescottinventor
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Abstract
A laser treatment system includes a fiber optic assembly for conducting laser beam from a laser beam source to a patient's body. The fiber optic assembly is disposable, sterilized and includes a safety switch to prevent inadvertent application of power to the laser beam generation circuit, thereby preventing accidental generation of a laser beam without a fiber optic assembly in place to guide the laser beam.
Claims22
A laser beam therapy system comprising:
- a laser beam generating circuit for generating a laser beam;
- a housing having a first and second ends for containing said laser beam generating circuit, said first end being open and said laser beam generating circuit being disposed adjacent said first end;
- an end cap mated with said first end, said end cap having an opening formed therein to allow said laser beam to pass therethrough and including a pair of electrical contacts disposed on an outer surface thereof, said pair of electrical contacts being electrically connected to said laser beam generating circuit for controlling the generation of said laser beam;
- a fiber optic support mated with said outer surface of said end cap;
- a fiber optic rod supported by said fiber optic support, said fiber optic rod mating with said opening formed in said end cap and extending into said first end of said housing adjacent said laser beam generating circuit to receive said laser beam when said fiber optic support is mated with said outer surface of said end cap;
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- switch means, disposed between said fiber optic support and said end cap, for completing a connection between said pair of electrical contacts, thereby enabling said laser beam generating circuit to generate said laser beam.
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A hand-held laser treatment system comprising:
- a laser beam generating circuit for generating a laser beam;
- a housing for containing said laser beam generating circuit, a first end of said housing being open so as to expose said laser beam generating circuit;
- an end cap having an opening formed therein and mated with said first end;
- a fiber optic support mated with said end cap;
- fiber optic means extending through and supported by said fiber optic support, for conveying said laser beam generated by said laser beam generating circuit, said fiber optic means mating with said opening formed in said end cap and extending into said first end of said housing adjacent said laser beam generating circuit to directly receive said laser beam from said laser beam generating circuit;
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- means for controlling generation of said laser beam by said laser beam generating circuit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.