Adapter assembly for connecting multiple optic fiber illuminated microsurgical instruments to a single light source
US5993072A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S385/902
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly of connectors adapt multiple optic fiber illuminators of microsurgical instruments for use with a variety of different available light sources.
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