Single fiber illuminated laser probe with high-angle illumination output

    公开(公告)号:US12135452B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-05

    申请号:US17651447

    申请日:2022-02-17

    Applicant: Alcon Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fiber and a laser probe assembly with a probe tip that houses the fiber. In certain aspects, the fiber includes a core, an outer cladding surrounding the core, and an end face at a proximal and/or distal end of the fiber. The core is configured to transmit a laser light beam while the core and the outer cladding are both configured to transmit an illumination light. In certain aspects, a surface area of the end face corresponding to a cross-section of at least the outer cladding is treated with a roughening or polishing process to modulate an illumination light output angle of the fiber. Using a fiber that is configured to transmit a laser light beam as well as a wide-angle illumination light allows for a more compact fiber and probe tip, allowing for medical procedures that require a narrower probe.

    SINGLE-FIBER ILLUMINATED LASER PROBE WITH ADJUSTABLE COLOR

    公开(公告)号:US20230346599A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-02

    申请号:US18303058

    申请日:2023-04-19

    Applicant: Alcon Inc.

    CPC classification number: A61F9/008

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to improved surgical laser systems with single-core single-optical fiber-illuminated laser probes, which are configured to propagate both treatment laser beams and illumination light beams. More particularly, embodiments of the present disclosure provide surgical laser systems with color adjustability of illumination light, as well as improved laser probe stiffness.

    Multi-spot laser probe with multiple single-core fibers

    公开(公告)号:US11493692B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US17172342

    申请日:2021-02-10

    Applicant: Alcon Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laser probe assembly coupled to a laser system through an optical fiber cable. In one example, the laser probe assembly comprises a probe tip coupled to the probe body, the probe tip housing multiple fibers. Each of the multiple fibers comprises a proximal end that couples to the laser system and a distal end that terminates in the probe tip, a single core for transporting a laser beam provided by the laser system, and a cladding surrounding the core. The laser probe assembly also comprises a lens for projecting multiple laser beams provided by the multiple fibers on to a surgical site. Within the probe tip, parts of outer surfaces of portions of any two adjacent fibers of the multiple fibers touch. Also, the multiple fibers are at least substantially centered with respect to the lens.

    METHOD OF MAKING DIVERGING-LIGHT FIBER OPTICS ILLUMINATION DELIVERY SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230085961A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US18052295

    申请日:2022-11-03

    Applicant: Alcon Inc.

    Abstract: A process of making a diverging-light fiber optics illumination delivery system includes providing a micro-post comprising a glass-ceramic light-scattering element that includes at least one of a ceramic, a glass ceramic, an immiscible glass, a porous glass, opal glass, amorphous glass, an aerated glass, and a nanostructured glass; and fusion-splicing the glass-ceramic micro-post to the optical fiber by pulling an arc between electrodes across a gap formed by the optical fiber and the glass-ceramic micro-post; maintaining the arc for a time sufficiently long to make facing surfaces of the optical fiber and the micro-post one of malleable and molten; and pushing and thereby fusing together the facing surfaces of the optical fiber and the micro-post. Some embodiments can include fusing the glass-ceramic micro-post to the optical fiber by applying a laser beam to heat up at least one of the facing surfaces of the optical fiber and the glass-ceramic micro-post.

    SINGLE FIBER ILLUMINATED LASER PROBE WITH HIGH-ANGLE ILLUMINATION OUTPUT

    公开(公告)号:US20250020859A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-16

    申请号:US18899036

    申请日:2024-09-27

    Applicant: Alcon Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fiber and a laser probe assembly with a probe tip that houses the fiber. In certain aspects, the fiber includes a core, an outer cladding surrounding the core, and an end face at a proximal and/or distal end of the fiber. The core is configured to transmit a laser light beam while the core and the outer cladding are both configured to transmit an illumination light. In certain aspects, a surface area of the end face corresponding to a cross-section of at least the outer cladding is treated with a roughening or polishing process to modulate an illumination light output angle of the fiber. Using a fiber that is configured to transmit a laser light beam as well as a wide-angle illumination light allows for a more compact fiber and probe tip, allowing for medical procedures that require a narrower probe.

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