Patent ID: 8485972
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A structured illumination probe, comprising: an optical fiber, operable to receive and transmit a light beam; a handpiece, operably coupled to the optical fiber; an optical element, comprising a distal optical fiber and a distal light guide, the distal optical fiber corresponding to a first output path of the optical element and the distal light guide corresponding to a second output path of the optical element distinct from the first output path, wherein a proximal end of each of the distal optical fiber and the distal light guide can be selectably optically coupled to a distal end of the optical fiber, for receiving the light beam and scattering the light beam to illuminate an area, and wherein the surface area of the proximal end of the distal light guide is greater than the surface area of the distal end of the optical fiber; an actuator, operably coupled to the handpiece, for selectably coupling the optical fiber to the distal optical fiber and the distal light guide to select between the first output path and the second optical path; and a cannula, operably coupled to the handpiece, for housing and directing the optical fiber and the optical element.