# US 5,348,470 A · Fiber-optic illuminated dental mirror

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- Number: US 5,348,470 A
- Document ID: US5348470A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/011,232
- Filed: 1993-01-29
- Granted: 1994-09-20
- Earliest claimed: 1993-01-29
- Inventors: Nancy J. McGowan; Robert A. McGowan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5348470A

## CPC

- A61B 1/247: with means for viewing areas outside the direct line of sight, e.g. dentists' mirrors
- A61B 1/07: using light-conductive means, e.g. optical fibres
- G02B 6/0008: {the light being emitted at the end of the fibre}
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

## Abstract

A fiber optic cable attached alongside or extending through the handle of a dental mirror to provide a source of illumination to the mirror. An end of the fiber optic cable is projected towards the mirror. Such end is either flat, shaped as a lens or having a lens attached thereto.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fiber optic cable, a dental mirror located at one end of said cable for providing a source of illumination for said dental mirror, together with a handle for supporting said dental mirror at one end of aid handle and for supporting said cable along the length of said handle, said dental mirror being attached to said one end of said handle, together with a lens attached to the other end of said cable, which other end is surrounded by an elastomeric coupling, and a second flexible fiber-optic cable having one end surrounded by said elastomeric coupling and the other end illuminated by said light source.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The combination recited in claim 1 wherein said handle surrounds said first mentioned optic cable.