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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Peter M. Nikrin, Ramsey, MN (US);
David J. Buendorf, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Dennis L. Howard, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Paul C. Ray, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Matthew J. Sanders, Wayzata, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/42 (2006.01); B23K 26/03 (2006.01); B23K 31/12 (2006.01); B23K 26/70 (2014.01); B23K 26/0622 (2014.01); H01S 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/4257 (2013.01); B23K 26/03 (2013.01); B23K 26/0622 (2015.10); B23K 26/705 (2015.10); B23K 31/125 (2013.01); H01S 3/0014 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for continuously monitoring a laser beam includes a photodiode sensor mounted adjacent to a laser beam optical path. A laser beam optical path analysis module connected to the photodiode sensor and adapted to receive, analyze and report the sensor output from the photodiode sensor.