EP 2509526 A4 20131030 - MULTI-FIBER FLEXIBLE SURGICAL PROBE
Title (en)
MULTI-FIBER FLEXIBLE SURGICAL PROBE
Title (de)
FLEXIBLE CHIRURGISCHE MEHRFASERSONDE
Title (fr)
SONDE CHIRURGICALE FLEXIBLE MULTIFIBRES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 30540710 P 20100217
- US 89472110 A 20100930
- US 2010060538 W 20101215
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2011102870A1] A probe having a flexible, small diameter fiber optic sheathed in a small diameter flexible tube comprising the distal tip of the probe. The small diameters of the fiber and tube allow the fiber to be bent in a tight radius comprising the major portion of the length of the exposed portion of the fiber, with low tube bending forces during insertion, providing a compact design which reduces or eliminates the need for a straight distal portion of flexible tube extending from the cannula. The small diameter tube also allows a greater wall thickness outer cannula to be used, thereby increasing instrument rigidity. One embodiment encompasses a larger flexible tube with corresponding larger bend radius, to encase a plurality of fiber optics, providing separately optimized laser and illumination delivery paths. Anti-friction coating material may be used to further reduce insertion forces.
IPC 8 full level
A61F 9/008 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
A61B 90/36 (2016.02 - KR); A61F 9/00821 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61F 2009/0087 (2013.01 - EP KR)
Citation (search report)
- No further relevant documents disclosed
- See references of WO 2011102870A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2011102870 A1 20110825; AU 2010346509 A1 20120809; BR 112012020778 A2 20160503; CA 2787024 A1 20110825; CN 102762162 A 20121031; EP 2509526 A1 20121017; EP 2509526 A4 20131030; JP 2013519492 A 20130530; KR 20130008556 A 20130122; MX 2012009035 A 20120907; RU 2012139445 A 20140327
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2010060538 W 20101215; AU 2010346509 A 20101215; BR 112012020778 A 20101215; CA 2787024 A 20101215; CN 201080064095 A 20101215; EP 10846295 A 20101215; JP 2012553880 A 20101215; KR 20127024294 A 20101215; MX 2012009035 A 20101215; RU 2012139445 A 20101215