Patents by Inventor David B. Karlin

David B. Karlin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Laser surgical system
    Patent number: 4583539
    Abstract: A laser surgical instrument uses a CO.sub.2 laser source and an articulated arm structure to maintain single mode transmission of a 10.6 .mu.m beam to probe. In one configuration, high power is maintained for photo-transection and/or photocauterization. A second probe embodiment introduces other degrees of functionality such as aspiration, irrigation and internal viewing. Internal illumination is achieved by using the sheaths of quartz waveguides to transmit visible light while the laser beam is propagated internally in the waveguide structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1986
    Assignees: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Karlin, Chandra K. N. Patel, Obert R. Wood, II, Thomas J. Bridges, Albert R. Strnad