JP2013511748A - 実質的に球状形状を有する光ファイバの遠位端部分に関する方法および装置 - Google Patents
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本願は、米国仮特許出願第61/262,395号(2009年11月18日出願)の優先権の利益を主張し、この出願は、その全体が参照することによって本明細書に援用される。
実施形態は、概して、医療デバイスに関し、具体的には、実質的に球状の形状を有する光ファイバの遠位端部分に関する。
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- 近位端から遠位端まで延在する光ファイバであって、該光ファイバは、コア層の周りに円周方向に配置されるクラッド層を含み、該光ファイバは、該遠位端に実質的に球状に成形された部分をさらに含む、光ファイバと、
該クラッド層の第1の長さ上に円周方向に配置される第1のコーティングと、
該クラッド層の第2の長さ上に円周方向に配置される第2のコーティングと
を備え、該第2の長さは、該第1のコーティングの遠位端に近接する領域から遠位に延在する、装置。 - 前記第2の長さは、前記第1の長さの遠位端から、前記実質的に球状に成形された部分の近位端まで延在する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記第2の長さは、前記第1の長さの遠位端の近位の領域から、前記実質的に球状に成形された部分の近位端の遠位の領域まで延在する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記第2の長さの遠位端は、前記実質的に球状に成形された部分の遠位端の近位にある、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記第1のコーティングの屈折率は、前記第2のコーティングの屈折率に実質的に等しい、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記第1のコーティングの屈折率は、前記第2のコーティングの屈折率とは異なる、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記第1のコーティングは、第1の内側コーティングと、第1の外側コーティングとを含み、該第1の内側コーティングは、該第1の外側コーティングの半径方向内向きに設置される、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記第2のコーティングは、第2の内側コーティングと、第2の外側コーティングとを含み、該第2の内側コーティングは、該第2の外側コーティングの半径方向内向きに設置される、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記実質的に球状に成形された部分の直径は、前記クラッド層の直径よりも大きい、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記第2の長さの遠位端と前記実質的に球状に成形された部分の近位端との間に設置された陥凹部分をさらに含み、該陥凹部分は、該陥凹部分の遠位の部分および該陥凹部分の近位の部分の各々の外径よりも小さい外径を有する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 医療デバイスを加工する方法であって、
光ファイバの露出部分が露出されるように、該光ファイバの遠位端部分における第1のコーティングの一部を除去することと、
該第1の部分を該露出部分の実質的に球状に成形された部分に変形させるために、該露出部分の少なくとも第1の部分を加熱することと、
該加熱することの後に、該露出部分の少なくとも第2の部分の上に第2のコーティングを蒸着することと
を含む、方法。 - 前記第2のコーティングを蒸着することは、前記第1のコーティングの遠位端と前記実質的に球状に成形された部分の近位端との間に該第2のコーティングを蒸着することを含む、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記第2のコーティングを蒸着することは、前記実質的に球状に成形された部分および前記第1のコーティングの遠位領域がコーティングされるように、該第2のコーティングを適用することを含む、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記加熱することは、前記第1の部分を溶融することと、表面張力が該溶融された第1の部分を前記実質的に球状に成形された部分に変形させることを可能にすることとを含む、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 前記実質的に球状に成形された部分の遠位端における前記第2のコーティングの一部を除去するために、前記光ファイバを通してレーザを印加することをさらに含む、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 光ファイバ医療デバイスであって、
近位端から遠位端まで延在するコアと、
該コアの周りに円周方向に配置され、該近位端から該遠位端まで延在するクラッド層と、
該クラッド層の周りに円周方向に配置され、該近位端から該遠位端の近位の第1の端部まで延在する被覆層と、
該遠位端に設置された該コアおよび該クラッド層と一体的な実質的に球状の光学構成要素と、
該第1の端部の近位から該光学構成要素に向かって延在する領域の周りに円周方向に配置されたコーティングと
を備える、デバイス。 - 前記コーティングの近位端は、被覆の遠位端と重複し、該コーティングの遠位端は、前記光学構成要素の近位端と遠位端との間に設置される、請求項16に記載のデバイス。
- 前記コーティングは、内側コーティングと、該内側コーティングの半径方向外向きに設置された外側コーティングとを含む、請求項16に記載のデバイス。
- 前記実質的に球状の光学構成要素の直径は、前記クラッド層の直径よりも大きい、請求項16に記載のデバイス。
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