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US 2008/0175020 A1Published application
Fiberoptic Illuminator
AssigneeSunoptic Technologies LLC
InventorsJohannes M. Blum, Walter Orozco, Eric A. VanDenhende, David Mutch
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Abstract
A fiberoptic illuminator has a housing with an interface enabling an end fitting of a fiber optic bundle of a medical device to be connected to the housing. The illuminator includes a lamp assembly mounted within the housing for directing a high intensity beam of light through an optics assembly and into the fiber optic bundle. The lamp assembly includes a ceramic xenon lamp of greater than 300 watts. Preferably, the ceramic xenon lamp is at least 400 watts.
Claims21
A fiberoptic illuminator, comprising:
- a housing having an interface for connecting an end fitting of a fiber optic bundle of a medical device to said housing;
- a lamp assembly mounted within said housing for directing a high intensity beam of light into the fiber optic bundle, said lamp assembly including a ceramic xenon lamp of greater than 300 watts;
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- an optics assembly mounted within the housing between the lamp assembly and interface and including an infrared filter and focusing lens.
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A fiberoptic illuminator, comprising:
- a housing having front, rear, top and base walls and first and second sidewalls;
- a lamp assembly mounted within said housing adjacent said first sidewall, said lamp assembly including a ceramic xenon lamp of no less than 400 watts;
- an optics assembly mounted within the housing adjacent said first sidewall and in front of said lamp assembly, said optics assembly including an infrared filter and focusing lens;
- a fan mounted within said housing adjacent said first sidewall and an air exchange outlet in said rear wall;
- a tunnel formed adjacent said first sidewall between said fan and lamp assembly for directing a flow of ambient air drawn into said housing by operation of said fan through said lamp assembly;
- a power supply module for controlling a supply of power to said lamp and fan, said module being mounted within said housing adjacent said second sidewall, and said second sidewall and base wall having air exchange inlets through which the flow of air is drawn into said housing by operation of said fan;
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- a turret mounted on an exterior side of said front wall of said housing for receiving light directed through an aperture in said front wall of said housing from said optics assembly and for providing an interface to an end fitting of a bundle of fiber optics.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.