METHOD FOR PROTECTING A FIBER OPTIC PROBE AND THE RESULTING FIBER OPTIC PROBE

Title:

METHOD FOR PROTECTING A FIBER OPTIC PROBE AND THE RESULTING FIBER OPTIC PROBE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2001053856

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A fiber optic probe (110) is provided that includes a housing (160), at least one optical fiber (120) disposed within the housing, one end of each of the at least one optical fiber being disposed adjacent an opening in the housing forming a probe face, a binding agent (130) that binds the at least one optical fiber within the housing, and a protective coating (150) sealingly covering the probe face to prevent contaminants from contacting the at least one optical fiber. A method for protecting a fiber optic probe having a housing, at least one optical fiber being disposed adjacent an opening in the housing forming a probe face, and a binding agent that binds the at least one optical fiber within the housing, includes polishing the probe face to create a substantially flat probe face, cleaning the probe face after polishing the probe face and sealing the probe face with a protective coating.

Inventors:

LINCOLN DANNY
HARRELL TIM
KUMAR KRISHNA
PAPP JOSEPH
FARQUHAR DAVID

Application Number:

PCT/US1999/031335

Publication Date:

November 29, 2001

Filing Date:

November 02, 1999

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SPECTRX INC (US)

International Classes:

G02B6/06; A61B1/00; G02B6/04; A61B18/22; (IPC1-7): G02B6/04

Foreign References:

US5489536A	1996-02-06
US5901261A	1999-05-04
US5953477A	1999-09-14

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