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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2011
John Christopher Huculak, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Michael J. Yadlowsky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Papac, North Tustin, CA (US);
John Christopher Huculak, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Michael J. Yadlowsky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Papac, North Tustin, CA (US);
ALCON RESEARCH, LTD., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A light source for a surgical system includes a broadband light source operable to produce broadband light. The light source further includes a wavelength splitter adapted to split the broadband light into illumination light having a spectral range covering at least a majority of the visible spectrum and surgical light having a spectral range outside of the spectral range of the illumination light. The light source then includes at least one surgical module adapted to control application of the surgical light. The light source also includes first and second coupling optics. The first coupling optics are configured to optically couple the illumination light to an illumination light guide for delivery to a first surgical probe. The second coupling optics are configured to optically couple the surgical light to a surgical light guide for delivery to a second surgical probe.