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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2010
John Christopher Huculak, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Michael Arthur Zica, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Jack Robert Auld, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Michael Mcculloch Martin, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Matthew Braden Flowers, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Marcus Antonio Souza, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Mark Harrison Farley, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
John Christopher Huculak, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Michael Arthur Zica, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Jack Robert Auld, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Michael McCulloch Martin, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Matthew Braden Flowers, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Marcus Antonio Souza, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Mark Harrison Farley, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
An accessory is adapted to removably couple to a laser source connector separate from a fiber connector. The accessory includes a first contact element configured to form an electrical connection to a first portion of the laser source connector. The accessory further includes a second contact element configured to form an electrical connection to a second portion of the laser source connector. The second portion of the laser source connector is electrically insulated from the first portion of the laser source connector. The accessory also includes a network connected to the first contact element and the second contact element. The network establishes a defined electrical characteristic between the first and second contact element when a fiber connector is connected to laser source connector.