公开(公告)号：US20250082502A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-13

申请号：US18819507

申请日：2024-08-29

Applicant: Alcon Inc.

Inventor： John Morgan BOURNE ,  Gisele MAXWELL ,  Mikhail OVCHINNIKOV ,  Adela APOSTOL

IPC: A61F9/008 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/22

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to devices and systems for use in ophthalmic procedures. In some embodiments, a handpiece device for use with a surgical system is provided. The handpiece device includes a housing, a cable assembly, and a tapered optical fiber. The cable assembly is disposed through a distal end of the housing and optically coupled to the tapered optical fiber. The tapered optical fiber has a diameter that decreases between a proximal end of the tapered optical fiber and a distal end thereof. In some embodiments, the tapered optical fiber comprises a single-crystal fiber. In further embodiments, the tapered optical fiber comprises a tapered sapphire core fiber.