# US 2013/0158360 A1 · Apparatus and system for performing surgery > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0158360 A1 - Document ID: US20130158360A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/768,520 - Filed: 2013-02-15 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2009-04-14 - Assignees: Covidien LP - Inventors: Kenneth W. Horton - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130158360A1 ## CPC - A61B 1/06: with illuminating arrangements - A61B 90/30: Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure - A61B 90/35: Supports therefor - A61B 17/00234: {for minimally invasive surgery (A61B17/0218, A61B17/0469, A61B17/12013, A61B17/1285, A61B17/29, A61B17/320016 take precedence)} - A61B 17/34: Trocars; Puncturing needles - A61B 2017/00278: {Transorgan operations, e.g. transgastric} - A61B 2017/00283: {with a device releasably connected to an inner wall of the abdomen during surgery, e.g. an illumination source} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, including positioning a second interior illumination device within a body cavity of a patient and a second exterior illumination device about an exterior surface of the patient, the second exterior illumination device configured to couple to one of the first and second interior illumination devices. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, including providing a light emitting element on each of the first interior and exterior illumination devices. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, including emitting light in the visible light spectrum, wherein the emitted light is one of continuously and intermittently emitted. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, including selecting the light emitting element from the group consisting of bulbs and light emitting diodes. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, including utilizing a surgical procedure selected from the group consisting of a transluminal procedure, endoluminal procedure and laparoscopic procedure to position the first interior illumination device within the body of the patient. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, including providing at least one of the first interior and exterior illumination devices with at least one magnet configured to magnetically couple the first interior and exterior illumination devices to one another. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein positioning the first interior illumination device includes positioning the first interior illumination device within a peritoneal cavity of the patient. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, including forming at least a portion of the first interior and exterior illumination devices from a lubricious material. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, including selecting the lubricious material from the group consisting polytetrafluoroethylene, lanolin, water, mineral oils, natural oils and synthetic oils. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, including forming the first interior illumination device from a biocompatible material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, including encasing the first interior illumination device in a biocompatible material. ### Claim 13 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; and 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.