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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey L. Olson, Cherry Hills Village, CO (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2013.01); A61B 3/0008 (2013.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an adjustable endoscopic surgical device for illuminating a tissue surface with diffuse and oblique light. In some embodiments, light emanates from the sides of an optical fiber, which is optionally formed at least in part into a loop shape.