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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
May. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Innovaquartz Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Stephen E. Griffin, Peoria, AZ (US);
Assignee:
InnovaQuartz LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/36 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/262 (2013.01); G02B 6/3624 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2233 (2013.01); A61B 2018/266 (2013.01);
Abstract
Herein are disclosed protected optical fiber terminations for use in the treatment of renal and biliary calculi. The protected optical fiber termination including a ferrule affixed to the optical fiber that provides the termination of the optical fiber with protection from contact with saline and/or biological fluids. The optical fiber termination can include open or closed ferrules. The open ferrules providing a means for maintaining a bubble, e.g., a Moses bubble on the termination; the closed ferrules providing a calumniated focus on the renal or biliary calculi.