Single-use lens assembly
First Claim
1. An optical assembly releasably mountable to a light delivery apparatus comprising at least one heat dissipating surface, the optical assembly comprising:
- an output optical element comprising a thermally conductive and optically transmissive material;
a thermal conduit in thermal communication with the output optical element and comprising at least one surface configured to be in thermal communication with the at least one heat dissipating surface; and
a coupling portion configured to be placed in at least two states comprising;
a first state in which the coupling portion is attached to the light delivery apparatus such that the at least one surface of the thermal conduit is in thermal communication with the at least one heat dissipating surface of the light delivery apparatus; and
a second state in which the coupling portion is detached from the light delivery apparatus after having been attached to the light delivery apparatus in the first state and in which the coupling portion is configured to prevent re-attachment of the coupling portion to the light delivery apparatus.
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Abstract
An optical assembly includes an output optical element having a thermally conductive and optically transmissive material and a thermal conduit in thermal communication with the output optical element and having at least one surface configured to be in thermal communication with at least one heat dissipating surface of a light delivery apparatus. The optical assembly further includes a coupling portion configured to be placed in at least two states. In a first state, the coupling portion is attached to the apparatus such that the at least one surface of the thermal conduit is in thermal communication with the at least one heat dissipating surface. In a second state, the coupling portion is detached from the apparatus after having been attached to the apparatus in the first state and in which the coupling portion is configured to prevent re-attachment of the coupling portion to the apparatus.
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26 Claims
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1. An optical assembly releasably mountable to a light delivery apparatus comprising at least one heat dissipating surface, the optical assembly comprising:
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an output optical element comprising a thermally conductive and optically transmissive material; a thermal conduit in thermal communication with the output optical element and comprising at least one surface configured to be in thermal communication with the at least one heat dissipating surface; and a coupling portion configured to be placed in at least two states comprising; a first state in which the coupling portion is attached to the light delivery apparatus such that the at least one surface of the thermal conduit is in thermal communication with the at least one heat dissipating surface of the light delivery apparatus; and a second state in which the coupling portion is detached from the light delivery apparatus after having been attached to the light delivery apparatus in the first state and in which the coupling portion is configured to prevent re-attachment of the coupling portion to the light delivery apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A light delivery apparatus having at least one heat dissipating surface, the light delivery apparatus comprising:
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a mounting portion; and an optical assembly comprising; an optical element comprising a thermally conductive and optically transmissive material; a thermal conduit in thermal communication with the optical element and comprising at least one surface configured to be in thermal communication with the at least one heat dissipating surface; and a coupling portion configured to releasably mount to the mounting portion such that the at least one surface of the thermal conduit is in thermal communication with the at least one heat dissipating surface by rotating relative to and engaging a corresponding portion of the light delivery apparatus without the at least one surface of the thermal conduit rotating relative to the at least one heat dissipating surface.
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24. A method of releasably mounting an optical assembly to a light delivery apparatus comprising at least one heat dissipating surface, the method comprising:
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providing an optical assembly comprising a thermal conduit with at least one surface adapted to be placed in thermal communication with the at least one heat dissipating surface of the light delivery apparatus, the optical assembly adapted to be in at least two states comprising; a first state in which the optical assembly is attached to the light delivery apparatus; and a second state in which the optical assembly is detached from the light delivery apparatus after having been attached to the light delivery apparatus in the first state and in which the optical assembly is configured to prevent re-attachment of the optical assembly to the light delivery apparatus, wherein the light delivery apparatus comprises a mounting portion and the optical assembly comprises a coupling portion; attaching the optical assembly to the light delivery apparatus, wherein attaching the optical assembly to the light delivery apparatus comprises rotating the coupling portion relative to the mounting portion without the at least one surface of the thermal conduit rotating relative to the at least one heat dissipating surface; and detaching the optical assembly from the light delivery apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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