FIBRE OPTIC LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE WITH A GLASS FIBRE AND A PLASTIC FIBRE AT ITS DISTAL PART

摘要

A medical cylindrical light delivery device for the irradiation of biological tissues within the context of photodynamic treatment, this device comprising a proximal part made of a glass fiber (10) and a distal part made of a plastic fiber (12), said distal part comprising a diffusing tip (13) which is adapted to provide a radial emission of the light and both fibers being connected by frontal coupling (11).