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US4597030:
Surgical illuminator
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Brody, Garry S.; Los Angeles, CA
Borsanyi, Alexander S.; Newport Beach, CA
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| Assignee: |
American Hospital Supply Corporation, Evanston, IL
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| Published / Filed: |
1986-06-24
/ 1985-01-31
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| Application Number: |
US1985000697216
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61B 1/07;
A61B 17/02;
F21V 8/00;
F21V 21/08;
G02B 6/40;
Core:
A61B 1/06;
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IPC-7:
F21V 8/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
362/572;
362/804;
385/088;
385/114;
385/115;
600/245;
600/249;
Original:
362/032;
128/020;
128/023;
350/096.26;
362/804;
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| Field of Search: |
362/032,119,804
128/006,11,13,16,18,20,23
350/96.22-96.27
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| Priority Number: |
| 1985-01-31 |
US1985000697216 |
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| Abstract: |
A surgical illuminator comprising a plurality of elongated, flexible, optical fibers having proximal and distal end portions and a strip of tape for retaining at least the distal end portions of the optical fibers in a ribbon-like pattern. A connector is coupled to the proximal end portions of the optical fibers, and the connector is adapted to optically couple the optical fibers to a light source. The tape has adhesive on both of its faces so that the tape can also be adhered to a surgical instrument to provide illumination from the light source.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Peterson, Gordon L. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Argenbright, Tony M.;
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None
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. An illuminator adapted to be coupled to a light source and to a member, said illuminator comprising:
- a plurality of elongated, flexible optical fibers having proximal and distal end portions;
- flexible means for retaining at least the distal end portions of the optical fibers in a ribbon-like pattern;
- a connector coupled to the proximal end portions of the optical fibers, said connector being adapted to optically couple the optical fibers to the light source;
- said retaining means having an exterior face with pressure-sensitive adhesive thereon; and
- a release sheet adhered to said exterior face of the retaining means by the adhesive and separable from the exterior face to expose the adhesive whereby the distal end portions of the optical fibers can be adhered to the member to provide illumination from the light source.
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