Patent ID: 8454669
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A61N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An optical apparatus for treating tissue in a body of a human being, the apparatus comprising: an ultraviolet light source configured to emit UV light; an optical fiber having a proximal end configured to receive said UV light emitted from said ultraviolet light source and a distal end configured to output said UV light to expose said tissue in said body to said UV light; an elongate member configured to be inserted into the body, said elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and an inner channel configured to direct said UV light from said proximal end of said elongate member to said distal end of said elongate member and onto a region of said tissue for exposure to said UV light; and a hollow prophylactic cap that fits over said elongate member, said prophylactic cap comprising an aperture configured to pass said UV light, wherein said prophylactic cap comprises a polymer-based material.