A visible helium neon beam is used as an aiming beam to establish a spot at which a carbon dioxide beam also focuses. The carbon dioxide beam is then employed to vaporize biotic material. A distal end of an articulated arm may couple with the micromanipulator to direct the carbon dioxide beam from the laser through a waveguide and into the micromanipulator. Another aspect of the invention includes introducing the aiming beam into the waveguide through a dichroic mirror positioned in a knuckle joint of the articulated arm. In one embodiment, a laser diode generates the visible light of the aiming beam, and is disposed proximate to the distal end of the articulated arm.
申请公布号
US5289557(A)
申请公布日期
1994.02.22
申请号
US19930021354
申请日期
1993.02.23
申请人
PREMIER LASER SYSTEMS, INC.
发明人
SHEINIS, ANDREW I.;COZEAN, COLETTE;FORKNER, JOHN F.;COLLES, M. JOHN