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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Claude Belleville, Québec, CA;
Sébastien Lalancette, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, CA;
Alain Proulx, St-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, CA;
Inventors:
Claude Belleville, Québec, CA;
Sébastien Lalancette, St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, CA;
Alain Proulx, St-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); A61B 5/0215 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/38 (2013.01); G02B 6/3861 (2013.01); G02B 6/3873 (2013.01); G02B 6/389 (2013.01); A61B 5/02154 (2013.01); G02B 6/381 (2013.01); G02B 6/3898 (2013.01); G02B 6/4402 (2013.01); G02B 6/4415 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for terminating a first optical fiber within a proximal portion of a guidewire tubing. The guidewire tubing has an outside diameter defined as having a tolerance of ±0.001″ or less. The method comprises the step of centering the first optical fiber within the guidewire tubing. A female optical receiving device used to receive an optical guidewire and connect guidewire internal optical fiber to an external relaying optical cable is also provided.