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US 2006/0189849 A1Published application
Surgical illumination device and method of using
OwnerTodd Sharratt, Ronald Waldinventors
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Abstract
A surgical illumination device and method of using includes a mounting platform attachable to a surgical device and light conducting fibers attached to the platform.
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A device for securing light conducting fibers to a surgical device, comprising:
- a. a mounting platform attachable to the surgical device and
- b. means for attaching least one light conducting fiber to the mounting platform.
An illumination device, comprising:
- a. a mounting platform attachable to a surgical device;
- and
- b. at least one light conducting fiber attached to the platform.
An illumination device, comprising:
- a. a mounting platform attachable to a surgical device;
- b. at least one light conducting fiber attached to the mounting platform;
- and
- c. a light source in light communication with the at least one light conducting fiber to conduct light energy through the at least one light conducting fiber.
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A method of using a surgical illumination device, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a mounting platform attachable to a surgical device, the platform having at least one light conducting fiber attached to it;
- b. attaching the mounting platform to a surgical device;
- c. connecting the at least one light conducting fiber to a light source;
- d. locating the surgical device, attached mounting platform and at least one light conducting fiber at a patient's medical treatment site;
- and
- e. energizing the light source, thereby illuminating the medical treatment site.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.