18819507. TAPERED OPTICAL FIBERS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION (Alcon Inc.)
TAPERED OPTICAL FIBERS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION
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Inventor(s)
John Morgan Bourne of Irvine CA (US)
Gisele Maxwell of Temecula CA (US)
Mikhail Ovchinnikov of Dana Point CA (US)
Adela Apostol of Lake Forest CA (US)
TAPERED OPTICAL FIBERS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18819507 titled 'TAPERED OPTICAL FIBERS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTATION
Original Abstract Submitted
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to devices and systems for use in ophthalmic procedures. In some embodiments, a handpiece device for use with a surgical system is provided. The handpiece device includes a housing, a cable assembly, and a tapered optical fiber. The cable assembly is disposed through a distal end of the housing and optically coupled to the tapered optical fiber. The tapered optical fiber has a diameter that decreases between a proximal end of the tapered optical fiber and a distal end thereof. In some embodiments, the tapered optical fiber comprises a single-crystal fiber. In further embodiments, the tapered optical fiber comprises a tapered sapphire core fiber.