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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mir A Ali, Lomita, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128-6 ; 1283031 ; 128395 ;
Abstract
A flexible endoscope with a carbon dioxide laser connected thereto for simultaneous viewing and performance of a surgical operation on either exterior or interior tissue of a patient. The laser operates at 10.6 microns, with the laser beam being transmitted through a flexible bundle of drawn fiber optics that are held in adjacently disposed fixed relationship by a flexible sheath. Each laser beam transmitting fiber optic has a core of infra red transmitting true amorphous chalcogenide glass that is clad by a thin flexible film of material having a lesser refractive index. The infra red transmitting glass will preferably have a transmission efficiency of between 38 to 62 percent.