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US 6,389,193 B1Granted
Rotating handpiece
AssigneeBiolase Technology, Inc.
InventorsAndrew I. Kimmel, Ioana M. Rizoiu
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Abstract
A rotating handpiece is disclosed, having a parabolic mirror coupling to optical fibers which are disposed perpendicularly to an input optical fiber and an output optical fiber. The output optical fiber of the two is adapted to rotate relative to a longitudinal axis of the input optical fiber.
Claims15
A medical rotating handpiece for performing medical procedures on tissue comprising:
- a trunk fiber optic coupled to the medical rotating handpiece and having an output end for delivering electromagnetic energy therefrom;
- a fiber tip coupled to the medical rotating handpiece and having an input end for receiving electro-magnetic energy and an output end for outputting electromagnetic energy, and
- a parabolic mirror disposed within the medical rotating handpiece between the output end of the trunk fiber optic and the input end of the fiber tip.
A rotating handpiece comprising:
- a trunk fiber optic having an output end for delivering electromagnetic energy therefrom;
- a fiber tip having an input end for receiving electromagnetic energy and an output end for outputting electromagnetic energy;
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- a pentaprism disposed between the output end of the trunk fiber optic and the input end of the fiber tip.
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An industrial rotating handpiece for performing cutting or ablating procedures on industrial materials comprising:
- a trunk fiber optic coupled to the industrial rotating handpiece and having an output end for delivering electromagnetic energy therefrom;
- a fiber tip coupled to the industrial rotating handpiece and having an input end for receiving electro-magnetic energy and an output end for outputting electromagnetic energy, and
- a parabolic mirror disposed within the industrial rotating handpiece between the output end of the trunk fiber optic and the input end of the fiber tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.