Fiber optic device with controlled reuse
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Jun 16, 2011
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Dec 10, 2009
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Dec 10, 2009
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A fiber optic device includes an optical fiber passing through a handpiece that defines an internal passageway with an apertured endwall at a distal end of the passageway. A portion of the optical fiber is disposed within the passageway, and a stop member, such as a rigid sheath, within the passageway is attached to the optical fiber. An indexing member releasably engages the rigid sheath to maintain the rigid sheath at a predetermined position within the passageway. The rigid sheath preferably contains a series of index positions for incrementally adjusting the position of the sheath within the passageway. The rigid sheath is slidably mounted in the passageway and is configured to interfere with the endwall when the rigid sheath is released for movement within the internal cavity to its final position within the passageway.
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