JP5892555B2 - 緩衝器を有するレーザアセンブリ - Google Patents
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Description
12 遠位端部分
14 近位端部分
20 レーザ源
22 光結合器
30 光ファイバ
Claims (17)
- エネルギのビームを放出するように構成された遠位端を有する光ファイバと、
チューブチャンネルを含むチューブとを含み、前記光ファイバの前記遠位端は前記チューブチャンネルに配置されていて、
さらに、前記チューブの一部分上に配置された緩衝器を含み、前記緩衝器は、熱収縮材料を含み、かつ、前記チューブに結合されていて、
さらに、前記緩衝器上に配置されたキャップを含む、
ことを特徴とする装置。 - 前記緩衝器の内面の一部分が、前記チューブの外面の一部分と接触し、前記緩衝器の外面が、前記キャップの内面と接触することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記緩衝器は、前記チューブよりも脆弱性が少ない材料及び前記キャップよりも剛性が少ない材料で形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記緩衝器は、前記光ファイバの縦軸線にほぼ平行に延びる面に開口部を含み、前記開口部は、前記光ファイバの前記遠位端から略横方向に位置付けられることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記緩衝器は、前記キャップに配置される前に前記チューブの前記部分上に配置されるか、又は、前記チューブの前記部分上に配置される前に前記キャップに配置されるように構成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記緩衝器は、前記チューブと前記キャップの間に挿入された材料から形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記キャップの少なくとも一部分が、金属であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記緩衝器は、シリコーン、フッ素化エチレンプロピレン、ポリテトラフロオロエチレン、ポリカーボネート、アクリロニトリルブタジエンスチレン、ナイロン、ポリプロピレン、ポリエチレン、熱可塑性エラストマー、熱可塑性ゴム、又はポリ塩化ビニルのうちの少なくとも1つで形成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記光ファイバに結合され、かつ前記エネルギのビームを生成するように構成されたレーザ源を更に含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記光ファイバの前記遠位端は、前記光ファイバの縦軸線に対して角度をつけて前記エネルギのビームを放出するように構成されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記光ファイバの前記遠位端の遠位面が、前記エネルギのビームの少なくとも一部分を前記光ファイバから横方向に向けるように構成された傾斜面を含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 装置を形成する方法であって、
光ファイバの遠位端をチューブのチャンネル内に配置する段階を含み、前記光ファイバが、エネルギを放出するように構成されていて、
さらに、前記チューブの一部分を緩衝器に配置する段階と、
前記緩衝器を前記チューブに熱収縮結合する段階と、
前記緩衝器をキャップに配置する段階と、
を含むことを特徴とする方法。 - 前記緩衝器を前記キャップに配置する段階の前に前記緩衝器を前記チューブの前記部分上に配置する段階、又は、前記緩衝器を前記チューブの前記部分上に配置する前に前記緩衝器を前記キャップに配置する段階を更に含むことを特徴とする請求項12に記載の方法。
- 前記チューブと前記キャップの間に前記緩衝器を形成するための材料を挿入する段階を更に含むことを特徴とする請求項12に記載の方法。
- 前記光ファイバは、前記光ファイバの縦軸線に対して角度をつけてエネルギを放出するように構成された遠位面を含むことを特徴とする請求項12に記載の方法。
- 光ファイバの縦軸線に対して角度をつけてエネルギのビームを放出するように構成された遠位端を有する光ファイバと、
チューブチャンネルを含む第1のチューブとを含み、前記光ファイバの前記遠位端が前記チューブチャンネルに配置されていて、
さらに、前記第1のチューブの一部分上に配置された緩衝器を含み、
さらに、キャップを含み、前記緩衝器の少なくとも一部分が前記キャップに配置され、
前記緩衝器は、前記光ファイバの前記縦軸線にほぼ平行に延びる面に開口部を含み、前記開口部は、前記光ファイバの前記遠位端から略横方向に位置付けられる、
ことを特徴とする装置。 - 前記緩衝器の内面の一部分が、前記第1のチューブの外面の一部分と接触し、前記緩衝器の外面が、前記キャップの内面と接触することを特徴とする請求項16に記載の装置。
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