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US 2012/0059226 A1Published application
Surgical retractors with illumination
OwnerDavid K. Funtinventor
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Abstract
A surgical retractor has a plurality of lights affixed to a blade thereof, that can illuminate a wound of a patient during operation. The lights can be on a distal end of the blade and/or an interior or exterior surface of the blade, so that the user can control the lighting on the retractor to suit the particular needs of a particular application. The lights can be powered by a battery compartment within the handle, allowing for untethered operation of the retractor.
Claims11
A surgical retractor, comprising:
- a handle having a battery compartment therein;
- a blade connected to said handle;
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- at least one light permanently affixed to said blade, wherein said light is in electrical communication with said battery compartment.
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A surgical retractor, comprising:
- a handle having a port for connecting to an external source of power;
- a blade connected to said handle, wherein said blade comprises a distal end, a connection end connected to said handle, wherein said distal end is on an opposite side of said blade from said connection end, an exterior surface that runs along a length of the blade, and an interior surface that runs along a length of the blade on an opposite side of said blade from said exterior surface;
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- a plurality of light-emitting diodes permanently affixed to said blade.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.