Surgical illuminator
US4597030A · kind A · utility
201Cited by
12References
22Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S362/804
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.