公开(公告)号：US5095490A

公开(公告)日：1992-03-10

申请号：US542813

申请日：1990-06-22

申请人： Leroy V. Sutter, Jr.

发明人： Leroy V. Sutter, Jr.

IPC分类号： H01S3/0975

CPC分类号： H01S3/0975

摘要： An asymmetric RF excited gas laser includes an elongated chamber, a first reflector and a second reflector, a first supporting mechanism, a ribbon of a metal conductor and a impedance-matching circuit. The elongated chamber is of cross-sectional dimensions suitable for confining a laser gas discharge and is formed from a dielectric material. A laser gas is disposed in the elongated chamber. The first and second reflector reflect and guide light energy from the laser gas discharge within the elongated chamber so that the light energy is optically independent of the internal walls of the elongated chamber as the light energy travels longitudinally the length of the elongated chamber. The first supporting mechanism supports the elongated chamber and forms negative electrode. The first supporting mechanism has cooling tubes and is electrically coupled to ground. The ribbon of the metal conductor forms a positive electrode which is disposed along the elongated chamber. An RF energy generator applies a voltage of alternating polarity to the positive electrode at a frequency ranging from 10 Mhz to about 3 Ghz in order to establish a laser gas discharge in the laser gas. An impedance-matching circuit matches the impedance of the elongated chamber and the positive electrode to the impedance of the RF energy generator.

摘要翻译： 非对称RF激发气体激光器包括细长室，第一反射器和第二反射器，第一支撑机构，金属导体的带和阻抗匹配电路。 细长室具有适于限制激光气体放电的横截面尺寸并且由电介质材料形成。 激光气体设置在细长室中。 第一和第二反射器反射和引导来自细长室内的激光气体放电的光能，使得当光能纵向延伸到细长室的长度时，光能在光学上独立于细长室的内壁。 第一支撑机构支撑细长室并形成负极。 第一支撑机构具有冷却管并且电耦合到地面。 金属导体的带形成沿着细长室设置的正电极。 射频能量发生器以10Mhz至约3Ghz的频率向正极施加交替极性的电压，以便在激光气体中建立激光气体放电。 阻抗匹配电路将细长室和正极的阻抗与RF能量发生器的阻抗相匹配。

公开(公告)号：US4715372A

公开(公告)日：1987-12-29

申请号：US743939

申请日：1985-06-12

申请人： Jay E. Philippbar ,  Chadwick F. Smith ,  Leroy V. Sutter, Jr.

发明人： Jay E. Philippbar ,  Chadwick F. Smith ,  Leroy V. Sutter, Jr.

IPC分类号： A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61M13/00 ,  A61B17/36

CPC分类号： A61M13/003 ,  A61B17/320016 ,  A61B18/201

摘要： The present invention is a gas insufflation apparatus which is used with an arthroscopic attachment having a gas inlet. A cylinder contains gas at a high pressure. A single stage regulator is fluidly coupled to the cylinder in order to regulate the inlet pressure of the gas. The gas insufflation apparatus includes a filter, an inlet relief valve and an inlet pressure gauge. The filter is fluidly coupled to the single stage regulator. The inlet relief valve insures that the inlet pressure of the gas does not exceed a predetermined pressure. The inlet pressure gauge reads the inlet pressure. The gas insufflation apparatus also includes a control valve and a flow meter. The control valve turns the flow of the gas through the gas insufflation apparatus on and off. The flow meter measures the flow of the gas through the gas insufflation apparatus. The gas insufflation apparatus further includes a first regulator and a second regulator. The first regulator insufflates the gas directly into the knee joint at a first preselected pressure in order to distend the knee joint during arthroscopic surgery. The second regulator insufflates the gas directly into the arthroscopic attachment through the gas inlet at a second preselected pressure which is slightly higher than the first preselected pressure in order to distend the knee joint and provide positive gas flow through the arthroscopic attachment during arthroscopic surgery by the laser system.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种与具有气体入口的关节镜附件一起使用的气体吹入装置。 气瓶内含有高压气体。 单级调节器流体地联接到气缸，以便调节气体的入口压力。 气体吹入装置包括过滤器，入口安全阀和入口压力计。 过滤器流体耦合到单级调节器。 入口安全阀确保气体的入口压力不超过预定压力。 入口压力表读取入口压力。 气体吹入装置还包括控制阀和流量计。 控制阀打开和关闭气体通过气体吹入装置的流动。 流量计测量气体通过气体吹入装置的流量。 气体吹入装置还包括第一调节器和第二调节器。 第一调节器以第一预选压力将气体直接吹入膝关节，以便在关节镜手术期间扩张膝关节。 第二调节器通过气体入口将气体直接吹入关节镜附件，第二预选压力略高于第一预选压力，以便扩张膝关节并在关节镜手术期间通过关节镜附件提供正气流 激光系统。

公开(公告)号：US4620306A

公开(公告)日：1986-10-28

申请号：US633855

申请日：1984-07-24

申请人： Leroy V. Sutter, Jr.

发明人： Leroy V. Sutter, Jr.

IPC分类号： H01S3/03 ,  H01S3/097 ,  H01S3/09

CPC分类号： H01S3/03 ,  H01S3/097

摘要： The present invention is a gas laser which includes an elongated chamber of cross-sectional dimensions which is suitable for confining a laser gas discharge and which is formed from a dielectric material. A laser gas is disposed in the elongated chamber. The gas laser also include a pair of reflector which reflect and guide light energy from the laser gas discharge within the elongated chamber so that said light energy is optically independent of the internal walls of the elongated chamber as the light energy travels longitudinally the length of the elongated chamber. The gas laser also includes a first pair of electrode plates and a second pair of electrode plates for transversely exciting the laser gas. Each of the first pair and second pair of electrode plates is formed from an electrically conductive material. An energy source applies a voltage of alternating polarity to the first and second pairs of electrode plates in phase correlation at a frequency ranging from 10 Mhz to about 3 GHz to establish a laser gas discharge in the laser gas and a coupler matches the impedance of the elongated chamber and the first and second pair of electrode plates to the impedance of the energy source.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种气体激光器，其包括适于限制激光气体放电并且由电介质材料形成的横截面尺寸的细长室。 激光气体设置在细长室中。 气体激光器还包括一对反射器，其反射和引导来自细长室内的激光气体放电的光能，使得当光能沿纵向延伸时，所述光能在光学上独立于细长室的内壁， 细长的室。 气体激光器还包括第一对电极板和用于横向激发激光气体的第二对电极板。 第一对和第二对电极板中的每一个由导电材料形成。 能量源以10Mhz至约3GHz的频率在相位相关中向第一和第二对电极板施加交替极性的电压，以在激光气体中建立激光气体放电，并且耦合器匹配 细长室和第一和第二对电极板到能量源的阻抗。

公开(公告)号：US4477087A

公开(公告)日：1984-10-16

申请号：US516123

申请日：1983-07-20

申请人： Leroy V. Sutter, Jr. ,  Harold A. Cameron

发明人： Leroy V. Sutter, Jr. ,  Harold A. Cameron

IPC分类号： F16J15/08

CPC分类号： F16J15/0887 ,  Y10S277/931 ,  Y10S277/942

摘要： A sealing system including an elongated cylindrical member which has a first open end and a flat circular peripheral edge adjacent to the first open end and a circular member having has a flat surface which is disposed adjacent, but not contiguous, to the flat circular peripheral edge of the elongated cylindrical member. The sealing system also includes a coupling mechanism which mechanically couples the flat surface of the circular member to the first open end of the elongated cylindrical member. The improved seal is inserted between the flat surface of the circular member and the flat circular peripheral edge of the elongated cylindrical member to which the coupling mechanism applies a compressive force. The improved seal includes an annular member which has an outer surface and which is formed from a hard metallic material, which is relatively non-deformable by the compressive force, and which has a substantially circular cross-section. The annular member has a slot adjacent to its outer peripheral edge. The improved seal also has a plating of a soft metallic material which is mechanically coupled to the outer surface of the annular member. The plating of the soft metallic material is deformable by the compressive force so that the plating of the soft metallic material forms a seal between the flat surface of the circular member and the flat circular peripheral edge of the elongated cylindrical member.

摘要翻译： 一种密封系统，包括细长圆柱形构件，其具有与第一开口端相邻的第一开口端和平圆形周边边缘，以及具有平坦表面的圆形构件，该平坦表面邻近但不邻接于圆形圆周边缘 的细长圆柱形构件。 密封系统还包括将圆形构件的平坦表面机械地联接到细长圆柱形构件的第一开口端的联接机构。 改进的密封件插入在圆形构件的平坦表面和连接机构施加压缩力的细长圆柱形构件的扁平圆形周边边缘之间。 改进的密封件包括具有外表面并且由硬质金属材料形成的环形构件，所述硬质金属材料通过压缩力相对不可变形，并且具有基本圆形的横截面。 环形构件具有与其外周边缘相邻的狭槽。 改进的密封件还具有机械耦合到环形构件的外表面的软金属材料的电镀。 软金属材料的电镀通过压缩力变形，使得软金属材料的镀层在圆形构件的平坦表面和细长圆柱形构件的平坦圆形周边边缘之间形成密封。

公开(公告)号：US4455658A

公开(公告)日：1984-06-19

申请号：US370103

申请日：1982-04-20

申请人： Leroy V. Sutter, Jr.

发明人： Leroy V. Sutter, Jr.

IPC分类号： H01S3/0975 ,  H01S3/09

CPC分类号： H01S3/0975

摘要： The present invention is an improved coupling circuit for use in combination wth a gas laser including a laser bore and electrode structure which includes an elongated chamber of cross-sectional dimensions suitable for confining a laser gas discharge with the elongated chamber being formed from a dielectric material and an opposing pair of parallel electrode plates, which are formed from an electrically conductive material, for transversely exciting a laser gas. An rf generator applies a voltage of alternating polarity between the pair of parallel electrode plates at a frequency ranging from 10 MHz to about 3 GHz to establish a laser gas discharge in the laser gas. A pair of optical reflectors for reflecting and guiding light energy from the laser gas discharge so that the light energy is optically independent of the internal walls of the elongated chamber as the light energy travels longitudinally the length thereof. The improved coupling circuit includes a first impedance-matching device for matching the steady state reactive impedance of the elongated chamber to the impedance of the rf generator and a second impedance-matching device coupling one of the pair electrode plate to the other electrode plate in order to cancel the pre-ignition reactive impedance of the elongated chamber. The first impedance-matching device couples the pair of electrode plates and the second impedance-matching device to the rf generator.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种改进的耦合电路，其用于组合包括激光孔和电极结构的气体激光器，该气体激光器包括细长的横截面尺寸的腔室，其适合于限制激光气体放电与由介电材料形成的细长室 以及由导电材料形成的用于横向激发激光气体的相对的一对平行电极板。 射频发生器以10MHz至约3GHz的频率在一对平行电极板之间施加交替极性的电压，以在激光气体中建立激光气体放电。 一对用于反射和引导来自激光气体放电的光能的光学反射器，使得当光能沿其长度方向移动时，光能在光学上独立于细长室的内壁。 改进的耦合电路包括：第一阻抗匹配装置，用于将细长室的稳态无功阻抗与rf发生器的阻抗匹配;以及第二阻抗匹配装置，将对电极板中的一个依次耦合到另一个电极板 以消除细长室的预点火反应阻抗。 第一阻抗匹配装置将一对电极板和第二阻抗匹配装置耦合到rf发生器。

公开(公告)号：US4269501A

公开(公告)日：1981-05-26

申请号：US74863

申请日：1979-09-12

申请人： Glen A. Griffith ,  Leroy V. Sutter, Jr.

发明人： Glen A. Griffith ,  Leroy V. Sutter, Jr.

IPC分类号： G03D13/04 ,  G03D3/04

CPC分类号： G03D13/046

摘要： The present invention is an improved drum mechanism for use in combination with an automatic photographic processing system which includes a housing, a bi-directional motor that has a shaft and that is mounted on the housing, a control unit for controlling the bi-directional motor and a drain tray that is mounted on the housing. The automatic photographic processing system also includes a fluid injector unit for injecting fluids into said improved drum mechanism that is electrically coupled to the control unit and that is mounted on the housing. The improved drum mechanism includes an elongated, cylinder-shaped member which is adapted to receiver photographic print materials and which is fluidly coupled to the fluid injector unit and a drum mounting that includes a set of four rollers, one of which is mechanically coupled to the shaft of the bi-directional motor and which is mechanically coupled to the elongated, cylinder-shaped member, and that is mechanically coupled to the housing adjacent to the drain tray so that when the elongated, cylinder-shaped member is placed on the set of four rollers it can be bi-directionally rotated by the bi-directional motor. The improved drum mechanism has a draining apparatus which is a slot which travels longitudinally along the sidewall of the elongated cylinder-shaped member and which may be disposed parallelly above the drain tray.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种与自动摄影处理系统组合使用的改进的鼓机构，其包括壳体，具有轴并且安装在壳体上的双向电动机，用于控制双向电动机的控制单元 以及安装在壳体上的排水盘。 自动摄影处理系统还包括用于将流体喷射到电耦合到控制单元并且安装在壳体上的所述改进的鼓机构中的流体注射器单元。 改进的鼓机构包括细长的圆柱形构件，其适于接收照相打印材料并且流体地联接到流体喷射器单元和鼓安装件，其包括一组四个辊，其中一个辊机械地联接到 双轴电动机的轴，并且机械地联接到细长的圆柱形构件，并且机构地联接到邻近排水盘的壳体，使得当细长的圆柱形构件被放置在一组 四个滚轮可以由双向马达双向旋转。 改进的鼓式机构具有排水装置，该排水装置是沿着细长的圆筒形构件的侧壁纵向延伸并且可平行布置在排水盘上方的槽。

公开(公告)号：US4251781A

公开(公告)日：1981-02-17

申请号：US5119

申请日：1979-01-22

申请人： Leroy V. Sutter, Jr.

发明人： Leroy V. Sutter, Jr.

IPC分类号： H01S3/036 ,  H01S3/097

CPC分类号： H01S3/09707 ,  H01S3/036

摘要： An electrically excited laser is disclosed wherein a laser gas is caused to flow along a gas flow channel and through an excitation region thereof in which an electric discharge is established between an anode and a cathode disposed substantially flush with respective opposing walls of the gas flow channel, and wherein an electron beam is introduced into the excitation region along a direction parallel to the discharge direction. A shield arrangement is provided immediately downstream from the laser excitation region to confine the discharge to the region directly between the anode and the cathode. The shield arrangement includes a plurality of planar electrically insulating rack members disposed across the gas flow channel in respective spaced planes parallel to both the direction of the discharge and the gas flow direction, and a plurality of planar shelf members carried by the rack members and oriented with their board surfaces transverse to the rack members. The shelf members are tightly fit within grooves in the rack members and are held in place by the gas flow pressure without any bonding or cementing.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种电激励激光器，其中使激光气体沿着气体流动通道流过并且通过其激发区域，其中在阳极和阴极之间建立放电，其基本上与气体流动通道的相应壁相对地齐平 并且其中电子束沿着平行于排出方向的方向被引入激发区域。 在激光激发区域的紧下游处提供屏蔽装置，以将放电限制在直接在阳极和阴极之间的区域。 屏蔽装置包括多个平面的电绝缘的齿条构件，该平面的电绝缘的齿条构件在平行于排放方向和气体流动方向的各个间隔平面中跨过气体流动通道布置，以及多个平面架构件，由架构件承载并定向 其板表面横向于机架构件。 搁板构件紧密地配合在齿条构件中的凹槽内，并且通过气流压力保持在适当位置，而没有任何粘合或粘结。