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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2022
Cyclone Biosciences, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Stephen E. Griffin, Peoria, AZ (US);
Jason Guth, Tempe, AZ (US);
CYCLONE BIOSCIENCES, LLC, Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
Optical fibers used to deliver laser energy inside the body are often twisted and bent when passed through tortuous routes in accessing the target tissue or pathology, e.g. during the ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy. When an irregular laser output that is produced at the start of the lasing process is channeled through a fiber that is bent at or near the bend limit, fail safe polymer claddings are damaged and can no longer contain even regular laser output in tight deflection. A common resulting fiber failure, known as 'fiber burn through', results in injuries to patients and is a major cause of damage to ureteroscopes. Discussed are the systems and methodologies providing a solution to such premature fiber failure.