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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Zachary E Owyang, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
385117 ; 385115 ; 385116 ; 606 13 ; 606 14 ; 606 15 ; 606 16 ;
Abstract
A device for use in laser surgical procedures for moving axially an optical fiber bundle that is connected at its proximal end to a source of laser energy. The distal end of the fiber bundle has a generally tapered configuration so that it is capable of penetrating soft tissue of membrane such as the myocardium or epicardium of a human heart during the surgical procedure. Various combinations of bundled optical fiber elements are disclosed which provide different tapered distal end configurations used for various surgical procedures.