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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
William Asselin, Lunenburg, MA (US);
Jessica Hixon, Miami, FL (US);
Michael O'Brien, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael Melanson, Worcester, MA (US);
Ty Fairneny, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/42 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/00 (2013.01); A61B 18/22 (2013.01); A61B 17/42 (2013.01); A61B 18/24 (2013.01); A61B 2017/008 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00274 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00805 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2255 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus including an optical fiber having a distal end configured to emit a beam of energy. The apparatus also includes a tube including a tube channel. The distal end of the optical fiber is disposed in the tube channel. The apparatus further includes a shock absorber disposed on the tube and a cap disposed on the shock absorber.