Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sealing a fiber bundle end with glass fritting
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Application No.: US16459452Application Date: 2019-07-01
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Publication No.: US10598868B2Publication Date: 2020-03-24
- Inventor: Mathew Clopp
- Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: G02B6/38
- IPC: G02B6/38 ; G02B6/42 ; G02B6/36 ; A61B1/00 ; G02B6/44

Abstract:
An apparatus comprises a housing having a first melting temperature and a fiber bundle extending through the housing. The fiber bundle comprises a plurality of fibers having a second melting temperature. An end of each of the plurality of fibers extends past an edge of the housing. The apparatus further comprises a first seal between the plurality of fibers themselves and a second seal between the plurality of fibers and an inner surface of the housing. The seals each comprise a glass material having a third melting temperature lower than the first two melting temperatures. The second seal is configured to be formed as a result of the fiber bundle being inserted into the housing. The glass material coats a tip of each of the plurality of fibers and at least a portion of a side of each of the plurality of fibers near an end of the fiber bundle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190324216A1 Sealing a Fiber Bundle End With Glass Fritting Public/Granted day:2019-10-24
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