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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:
Sep. 19, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
George Cho, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Horace W Furumoto, Wellesley, MA (US);
James Boll, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Assignee:
Cynosure, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606-3 ; 606 14 ; 606 15 ; 606-7 ;
Abstract
An endoscopic light delivery system for delivering light to tissue includes a laser source for generating light. Fiber optics are optically coupled to the laser source for conveying the light generated by the laser source. A focusing surface is formed at an end of the fiber optics. The focusing surface of the fiber optics is shaped for redirecting light conveyed by the fiber optics in a direction lateral to the fiber optics for cutting tissue. A single optical fiber or a bundle of optical fiber can be used to transmit plural wavelengths of light for aiming cutting and coagulating.