Modular headrest and multi-light apparatus
OwnerIrwin N. Boeinventor
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Abstract
A multi-light apparatus (10) for primary use in dental or medicinal operatory workspaces and for interconnection with a modular operating chair (12), so as to form the headrest thereof, preferably includes first and second radiation sources (36,72) and a selection mechanism (70) for selecting a desired radiation source, a rigidly flexible light pipe (16) that may be alternatively coupled to each light source (36,72) and is configured to transmit selected radiation to a patient (14), a reflective surface (78) configured to direct the selected radiation to the pipe (16), a power supply (50), a cooling fan (56), and at least one potentiometer (66,68) for varying the voltage delivered to the sources (36,72) and fan (56).
Claims19
A light apparatus comprising:
- an illuminator including a light emitting diode controlled by electronics to produce light having a desired wavelength and a desired intensity;
- and
- a rigidly flexible light pipe attached to the illuminator to fiberoptically deliver the light to a particular place, wherein the light pipe is at least approximately two feet in length, able to be repeatedly and inelastically bent or otherwise repositioned, and has a fiber optic core to facilitate delivery of the light.
A light apparatus comprising:
- an illuminator including a light emitting diode controlled by electronics to produce light having a desired wavelength and a desired intensity,
- the illuminator being operable to produce the light having a range of wavelengths between ultraviolet light and infrared light, and to eliminate a subrange of wavelengths from the range of wavelengths, and
- the illuminator being operable to produce the light having only the subrange of wavelengths;
- and
- a rigidly flexible light pipe attached to the illuminator to deliver the light to a particular place, wherein the light pipe is at least approximately two feet in length, able to be repeatedly and inelastically bent or otherwise repositioned, and has a fiber optic core to facilitate delivery of the light.
A light apparatus comprising:
- an illuminator including a light emitting diode controlled by electronics to produce light having a desired wavelength and a desired intensity,
- the illuminator being operable to produce the light having a range of wavelengths between ultraviolet light and infrared light, and to eliminate a subrange of wavelengths from the range of wavelengths,
- the illuminator being operable to produce the light having only the subrange of wavelengths,
- wherein the range of wavelengths include visible light, and the subrange of wavelengths include wavelengths operable to activate a compound, and
- the illuminator being operable to produce the light having a selectable range of different wavelengths associated with incandescent light, natural sunlight, and fluorescent light;
- and
- a rigidly flexible light pipe attached to the illuminator to deliver the light to a particular place, wherein the light pipe is at least approximately two feet in length, able to be repeatedly and inelastically bent or otherwise repositioned, and has a fiber optic core to facilitate delivery of the light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.