Patent ID: 9031360
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A61M,G02B

Abstract:
1. A process of manufacturing an optical flexible circuit comprising: (a) providing a carrier film, a portion of said carrier film being covered with an adhesive layer, said adhesive layer having a downward adhesive face and an upward adhesive face, said downward adhesive face and said carrier film being configured such that said carrier film is removable from said downward adhesive face, said adhesive layer covering only a portion of said carrier film, leaving an exposed portion of said carrier film; (b) disposing a plurality of fibers on said carrier film in a pattern comprising at least one curved portion in which said fibers are curved, and at least one tail portion in which said fibers are essentially straight, said curved portion being disposed on said adhesive layer and said tail portion being disposed on said exposed portion; (c) coating said fibers to define an optical circuit; and (d) optionally parting said carrier film to separate said optical circuit from other optical circuits on said carrier film.