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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2006
Applicant:
Timothy John Nadolski, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Inventor:
Timothy John Nadolski, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Assignee:
Synergetics, Inc., O'Fallon, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/04 (2006.01); G02B 6/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microsurgical laser probe primarily used in ophthalmic surgery provides both laser light and illumination light to a surgical site from a single light source. The laser probe has a dual core optic fiber that transmits both laser light and illumination light to the surgical site. A center core of the optic fiber transmits the laser light through the optic fiber and emits the laser light at the surgical site. The center core of the fiber is surrounded by an outer fiber core. The outer fiber core transmits illumination light through the optic fiber and emits the illumination light at the surgical site.