Claims
- 1. A laser delivery system for ophthalmic surgery and the like comprising:
- a handpiece having a handpiece body and a hollow probe of a size suitable for insertion into a human eye, said hollow probe extending distally from the handpiece body and including a metal tube forming the proximal portion of the probe;
- a laser connector for connection to a laser source;
- an optical fiber terminating at one end in the laser connector and terminating at another end in the handpiece for transmitting laser light from a laser course to an eye to be treated; and
- a soft tip forming the distal end of said probe.
- 2. The laser delivery system of claim 1 wherein said soft tip comprises a tube made of a soft pliable material which is received at least partly in said metal tube and extends distally beyond said metal tube.
- 3. The laser delivery system of claim 2 wherein said soft pliable tube is frictionally held in said probe.
- 4. A handpiece for an ophthalmic laser delivery system including a handpiece body and a probe of a size suitable for insertion in a human eye extending from an end of said handpiece, said probe having a soft tip.
- 5. The handpiece of claim 4 wherein the proximal end of said probe is composed of a relatively hard material and said soft tip comprises a tube made of a soft pliable material which is received at least partly in said hard proximal portion of said probe and extends distally beyond said hard proximal portion of said probe.
- 6. The handpiece of claim 5 wherein said soft pliable tube is frictionally held in said hard proximal portion of said probe.
- 7. The handpiece of claim 4 wherein the probe is curved.
- 8. The handpiece of claim 7 wherein the probe is curved proximally of the soft tip.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/048,149, filed on Apr. 15, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,441,496.
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