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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Yihlih Peng, Fremont, CA (US);
Gerald M. Mitchell, Los Altos, CA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An optical fiber includes an internal fiber, an end surface, a first cap member and a second cap member. The internal fiber terminates at a fiber tip. The end surface transmits laser energy delivered through the internal fiber. The first cap member extends over the end surface and includes a first end on a first side of the end surface and a second end on a second side of the end surface. The second cap member extends over the first cap member and includes a first end on the first side of the end surface and a second end on the second side of the end surface, the second end of the second cap member is attached to the second end of the first cap member.