An improved side-firing laser fiber assembly is provided in which the output end terminates in a substantially flat face having an arcuate edge around the circumference thereof. The presently preferred fiber has a preferred diameter of about 1000 microns and is made from quartz, silica or a thermoplastic....http://www.google.fr/patents/US5416878?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US5416878 - Surgical methods and apparatus using a bent-tip side-firing laser fiber
Surgical methods and apparatus using a bent-tip side-firing laser fiber