Fiber optic diffusers and methods for manufacture of the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5074632
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07490048

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The present invention relates to improvements on fiberoptic diffusers for use in PDT and methods of making the same. This invention discloses a fiberoptic cylindrical diffuser dispersing light outwardly in a cylindrical scattering pattern which includes a fiber with a jacket-stripped core tip, a thin layer of scattering medium coated on the bare core tip, and a sleeve member with a closed end enclosing the fiber tip without touching the scattering medium and fixed on the jacket of the fiber. The sleeve member may include a tapered head. The present invention also discloses a fiberoptic spherical diffuser radiating light outwardly in a spherical scattering pattern. The spherical diffuser comprises a fiber with a jacket-stripped core tip, a bushing member with open ends circumferentially surrounding the core tip and fixed on the jacket of the fiber, and a scattering medium enclosing a portion of the bushing member and the fiber core tip in a spherical form.

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HEALTH RESEARCH INCELM AND CARLTON STREETS BUFFALO NY 14263

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Potter, William R Grand Island, NY 27 1156

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