WO2006084124A3 - Optic fiber instrument with microsphere diffraction surface - Google Patents

Optic fiber instrument with microsphere diffraction surface Download PDF

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WO2006084124A3
WO2006084124A3 PCT/US2006/003830 US2006003830W WO2006084124A3 WO 2006084124 A3 WO2006084124 A3 WO 2006084124A3 US 2006003830 W US2006003830 W US 2006003830W WO 2006084124 A3 WO2006084124 A3 WO 2006084124A3
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optic fiber
light
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microsphere
distal end
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Michael D Auld
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Synergetics Inc
Michael D Auld
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/36—Image-producing devices or illumination devices not otherwise provided for
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/30—Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
    • A61B2090/306—Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure using optical fibres
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/007—Methods or devices for eye surgery

Abstract

A manually manipulated illuminator used in microsurgery comprises an optic fiber that transmits light through the instrument and emits the light through hollow glass microspheres secured to the distal end surface of the optic fiber. The hollow glass microspheres provide a large refractive index change at the optic fiber distal end as the light penetrates the glass sphere walls and crosses the glass/gas/glass interface. This creates an exceptionally good diffusing effect in the light emitted from the illuminator, spreading the light out uniformly over a broad area.
PCT/US2006/003830 2005-02-03 2006-02-03 Optic fiber instrument with microsphere diffraction surface WO2006084124A2 (en)

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WO2017132480A1 (en) * 2016-01-29 2017-08-03 Corning Incorporated Optical fiber apparatus with high divergence angle and light source system using same

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US5496997A (en) * 1994-01-03 1996-03-05 Pope; Edward J. A. Sensor incorporating an optical fiber and a solid porous inorganic microsphere
US6208788B1 (en) * 1998-07-29 2001-03-27 Ultradent Products, Inc. Apparatus and methods for concentrating light through fiber optic funnels coupled to dental light guides
US6577791B1 (en) * 1999-09-03 2003-06-10 Nagoya University Optical waveguide element, a three-dimensional optical waveguide circuit and optical system

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US5496997A (en) * 1994-01-03 1996-03-05 Pope; Edward J. A. Sensor incorporating an optical fiber and a solid porous inorganic microsphere
US6208788B1 (en) * 1998-07-29 2001-03-27 Ultradent Products, Inc. Apparatus and methods for concentrating light through fiber optic funnels coupled to dental light guides
US6577791B1 (en) * 1999-09-03 2003-06-10 Nagoya University Optical waveguide element, a three-dimensional optical waveguide circuit and optical system

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