Apparatus and system for performing surgery
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorKenneth W. Horton
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Abstract
An illumination system configured to light an anatomical location of a patient is provided. The illumination system includes an interior illumination device positionable and movable within a body cavity of a patient. The interior illumination device is configured to provide a light having a wavelength that is visible to a clinician. The illumination system includes an exterior illumination device operatively coupled to the interior illumination device and positionable and movable about an exterior of a patient. The exterior illumination device is configured to provide a light having a wavelength that is visible to a clinician.
Claims13
A method for illuminating an anatomical location of a patient comprising:
- positioning a first interior illumination device within a body cavity of a patient;
- positioning a first exterior illumination device about an exterior surface of the patient, the first exterior illumination device configured to couple to the first interior illumination device;
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- moving the first exterior illumination device across the exterior surface of the patient to move the first interior illumination device to a desired location within the body cavity of the patient to illuminate the body cavity.
An illumination apparatus configured to light an anatomical location of a patient comprising:
- an elongate tubular portion having proximal and distal ends;
- an exterior illumination device disposed at a proximal end of the elongate tubular portion and fixedly positionable on an outer abdominal wall of a patient, the exterior illumination device configured to provide a light visible to a clinician;
- a tissue penetrating tip disposed at the distal end of the elongate tubular portion;
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- an interior illumination device disposed adjacent the tissue penetrating tip of the elongate tubular portion and configured to provide a light visible to a clinician.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.