Abstract: A laser handpiece is disclosed, including a shaped fiber optic tip having a side-firing output end with a non-cylindrical shape. The shaped fiber optic tip can be configured to side-fire laser energy in a direction away from a laser handpiece and toward sidewalls of a treatment or target site.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 10, 2008
Publication date:
September 11, 2008
Applicant:
BLOLASE Technology, Inc.
Inventors:
Ioana M. Rizoiu, Jeffrey W. Jones, Dmitri Boutoussov