Transilluminator device
US6148223A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0059
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical transilluminator device is disclosed. The device includes a fiberoptic cable that is interconnected at one end to a fiberoptic illuminator. The opposite end of the cable is interengaged to a transilluminating spacer component that transmits light toward tissue being examined. A light intensity adjusting mechanism may be interengaged between the fiberoptic cable and the spacer component.
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