Battery-powered surgical devices including internally-mounted visual indicators
US9368004B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 10, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3616
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly for use with a surgical device includes an enclosure defining a passageway extending from an interior to an exterior thereof and a visual indicator mounted within the interior of the enclosure adjacent the passageway. The visual indicator is configured to emit light. The passageway is partially defined by a concave surface of the enclosure and/or a chamfered portion of the enclosure to facilitate the passage of light emitted by the visual indicator through the passageway and to the exterior of the enclosure to increase the external viewing angle of the light emitted from the visual indicator.
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