Patent · US Expired

Surgical light handle

US6370735B1 · kind B1 · utility

5Cited by

14References

15Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Robert T. Horan · Tucson, US
Phyllis J. Horan · Fountain Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 5, 2000
Grant date	Apr 16, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 5, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S16/906
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sterile, disposable, plastic handle for use in manipulating a lamp above an operating table. The light handle has a threaded end upon which a flexible shield is threaded. The handle has a threaded end and a closed end. The handle and shield come fully assembled, and the shield is of such flexibility that it can be folded down around the handle during packaging as a way to save space and to prevent breaking or cracking of the shield. Two assembled handle and shield units are packaged together with the shields folded down.

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