Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Steerable laser probe
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Application No.: US14676080Application Date: 2015-04-01
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Publication No.: US09226854B2Publication Date: 2016-01-05
- Inventor: Gregg D Scheller , Matthew N Zeid
- Applicant: Katalyst Surgical, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MO Chesterfield
- Assignee: Katalyst Surgical, LLC
- Current Assignee: Katalyst Surgical, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MO Chesterfield
- Agent Kevin P. Rollins
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00 ; A61B18/18 ; A61F9/008 ; A61N5/06 ; A61B19/00 ; A61B18/22 ; A61B18/00

Abstract:
A steerable laser probe may include a handle, an actuation structure of the handle, a housing tube, an optic fiber, and an optic fiber sleeve. The housing tube may have a first housing tube portion having a first stiffness and a second housing tube portion having a second stiffness. The second stiffness may be greater that the first stiffness. The optic fiber may be disposed within an inner bore of the handle, the optic fiber sleeve, the actuation structure, and the housing tube. The optic fiber sleeve may enclose at least a portion of the optic fiber and the optic fiber sleeve may be disposed within the actuation structure and the housing tube. A compression of the actuation structure may be configured to curve the housing tube and the optic fiber.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150202078A1 STEERABLE LASER PROBE Public/Granted day:2015-07-23
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