Inventors:
Christopher Horvath - Mission Viejo CA, US
Michael J. Papac - North Tustin CA, US
Laszlo Romoda - San Clemente CA, US
Ronald T. Smith - Irvine CA, US
Michael J. Yadlowsky - Sunnyvale CA, US
Assignee:
ALCON RESEARCH, LTD. - Fort Worth TX
International Classification:
A61B 1/07
Abstract:
Disclosed is an exemplary surgical illumination system that includes a first laser configured to emit a first light beam having a first spectral range, and an illumination probe optically connectable to the first laser. The first laser may be configured as a supercontinuum laser. The surgical illumination system may include a second laser configured to emit a second light beam having a second spectral range, and a beam combiner for combing the first and second laser beams to form a third laser beam having a spectral range of the first and second lasers. The illumination probe includes a fiber optic cable for delivering at least a portion of the first light beam to a surgical site. The fiber optic cable includes a fiber optic core having a diameter of 100 microns or less.