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US 2020/0046336 A1Published application
Illuminated medical devices
AssigneeObp Medical Corporation
InventorsJeffrey Ralph SWIFT, Jason SWIFT, Matthew TRAUB, Nicholas LAUDER
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Abstract
A surgical retractor comprising a handle and a blade extending at an angle from the handle, an illumination assembly having a plurality of direct light sources provided on the blade, and a cover configured to enclose the illumination assembly, wherein the cover comprises a plurality of openings, each opening corresponding in position to a respective light source of the illumination assembly when the cover is attached to the blade.
Claims30
A surgical retractor comprising:
- a handle and a blade extending at an angle from the handle;
- an illumination assembly having a plurality of direct light sources provided on the blade;
- and
- a cover configured to enclose the illumination assembly,
- wherein the cover comprises a plurality of openings, each opening corresponding in position to a respective light source of the illumination assembly when the cover is attached to the blade.
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A medical device comprising:
- a blade portion;
- a handle portion extending at an angle from a proximal end of the blade portion;
- and
- an illumination assembly having one or more light sources mounted on a flexible circuit board,
- wherein the flexible circuit board comprises a flexible substrate and a metallic layer formed thereon, said metallic layer forming electrical contact paths and being configured to dissipate heat generated by the one or more light sources.
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A surgical retractor, comprising:
- a handle and a blade extending from the handle;
- an illumination assembly having one or more light sources provided on the blade;
- and
- at least one smoke evacuation channel configured to fluidly communicate with a suction source,
- wherein the illumination assembly is configured to adjust the location of light emitted from the one or more light sources along the blade.
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A battery-operated medical device, comprising:
- a housing including handle and an operative portion, the housing being configured to house at least one power source;
- and
- a push-tab assembly provided in the housing and including a push-tab extending through an aperture in the housing,
- wherein the push-tab is configured to be moved from a first position in which the push-tab prevents flow of electricity from the at least one power source to a second position in which the flow of electricity is allowed from the at least one power source, and
- wherein in the second position, the push-tab is configured to engage with the at least one power source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.