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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2014
Innovaquartz Llc, Pheonix, AZ (US);
Stephen E. Griffin, Peoria, AZ (US);
InnovaQuartz LLC, Pheonix, AZ (US);
Abstract
Herein is provided a side fire optical device for redirecting electromagnetic radiation, methods of its manufacture, and methods of its use. The herein described side fire optical device minimizes potential Fresnel reflections at fused surfaces and eliminates Snell and Fresnel reflections in a self-contained lateral output assembly (within which a transmitting optical fiber conduit may be subsequently attached). The construction of which involved lower cost raw materials and fewer manufacturing steps; provide a side fire fiber where the protective cap can be replaced interoperatively and even intraoperatively; and provide mechanisms and processes for altering the size or shape of the output spot without altering the lateral fiber design.