Surgical illumination system
AssigneeSpotlight Surgical, Inc.
InventorsAlex Vayser, Kenneth Trauner
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Abstract
A surgical illumination system, according to the present disclosure may include one or more illumination elements mounted on or in a collar body or surgical retractor pin that may also include control electronics. The surgical illumination system affords controllable direct illumination of a deep cavity surgical site and may be moved independent of any surgeon or surgical instrument. The collar body or pin provides heat conductivity to remove heat generated by the illumination elements. The collar body is adapted for engagement of Steinman style surgical retractor pins and to afford optimal heat transfer to the retractor pin. Energy for the illumination elements may be provided by batteries or other suitable source through a cable or wireless link.
Claims23
A surgical illumination system comprising:
- one or more retractor pins;
- one or more illumination collars frictionally engaging one or more of the one or more retractor pins;
- one or more light elements secured to each of the one or more illumination collars;
- a power source;
- an energy path connecting the power source to the one or more light elements elements;
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- a control element controlling the application of power to each of the one or more light elements.
A surgical illumination system comprising:
- one or more illuminating retractor pins, each illuminating retractor pin including one or more light elements;
- a power source providing power to each or the one or more light elements;
- and
- a control element controlling the application of power to each of the one or more light elements.
A surgical illumination system comprising:
- one or more retractor pins;
- one or more illumination collars frictionally engaging one or more of the one or more retractor pins;
- one or more light elements secured to each of the one or more illumination collars;
- a power source providing power to each or the one or more light elements;
- a control element controlling the application of power to each of the one or more light elements;
- and
- one or more illuminating retractor pins, each illuminating retractor pin including one or more light elements, a power source providing power to each or the one or more light elements, and a control element controlling the application of power to each of the one or more light elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.