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Patent No.:

US 8532456 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2010
Applicant:

Jessica Hixon, Watertown, MA (US);

Inventor:

Jessica Hixon, Watertown, MA (US);

Assignee:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/036 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus may include a waveguide. The waveguide may include a distal end surface which may be substantially normal to a centerline of a distal end portion of the waveguide. The apparatus may further include a cover which may be coupled to a portion of the waveguide. The cover may include a portion distal to the distal end surface of the waveguide, and the portion of the cover may be made of a material which may be configured to be removed when exposed to electromagnetic radiation emitted from a portion of the distal end surface of the waveguide.


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Hixon, Jessica. (2013). Methods and apparatus related to an optical fiber member having a removable cover (U.S. Patent No. 8532456). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8532456

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