Handle for surgical light apparatus
AssigneeHill-Rom, Inc.
InventorsCharles A. Howell, Thomas M. Peterson, Dennis Coon, Richard L. Borders
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Abstract
A surgical lighthead is provided with an outer cover, an inner reflective component, and handles disposed in recesses in the outer cover. The handles do not extend substantially beyond the outer surface of the outer cover. The recesses in the outer cover are spaced apart from the inner component. The handles and recesses are formed by multi-component handle assemblies shrink fit to eliminate gaps in the seams between the components.
Claims23
A light for use in a medical procedure, said light comprising:
- an inner component providing a reflective surface, said inner component being concave,
- an outer cover disposed over the inner component to provide a space therebetween, said outer cover having a plurality of surfaces defining a recess extending inwardly toward the inner component, and
- a handle being at least partially disposed in the recess, a finger-receiving channel being defined between the handle and a first surface of the plurality of surfaces and the plurality of surfaces including surfaces that are positioned above, below and on opposite ends of the finger-receiving channel.
A medical procedure light comprising:
- an inner component providing a generally concave reflector surface, the inner component having a center axis and an outer periphery,
- an outer component disposed generally coaxially over the inner component and having an outer periphery spaced radially outwardly from the outer periphery of the inner component,
- said outer component having a plurality of radially inwardly extending recesses adjacent the outer periphery, and
- a plurality of handles, each handle of the plurality of handles being arranged in a plane that is perpendicular to the center axis, each handle of the plurality of handles being disposed at least partially in each respective recess, a finger-receiving channel being defined between each handle and a first portion of each recess, a second portion of each recess overhanging at least a portion of the respective finger-receiving channel, and a third portion of each recess underlying at least a portion of the respective finger-receiving channel.
A surgical light apparatus comprising
- an outer cover,
- an illumination system coupled to the outer cover,
- a concave surface defining a recess in the outer cover, the recess having a first side and a spaced apart second side, and
- a grip extending between the first and second sides of the recess, a finger-receiving channel being defined between the grip and a first portion of the concave surface, a second portion of the concave surface extending between the first and second sides of the recess and overhanging at least a portion of the finger-receiving recess.
A method of assembling a surgical lighthead comprising the steps of:
- providing an outer cover formed to include an aperture having a first shape,
- providing a handle having a coupling surface having a second shape,
- providing a heated recess portion having a concavity with a peripheral shape similar to the first shape of the aperture and a coupling surface similar to the second shape,
- coupling the coupling surface of the handle to the coupling surface of the recess portion prior to cooling of the recess portion,
- cooling the recess portion to shrink fit the handle to the recess portion, and
- inserting the recess portion in the aperture of the outer cover.
A light apparatus for use in a medical procedure, the light apparatus comprising
- a reflector,
- an outer cover disposed over the reflector to provide a space therebetween, the outer cover including a plurality of surfaces defining a recess in the outer cover,
- a handle being at least partially disposed in the recess, the handle extending between side wall surface portions of the plurality of surfaces, a finger-receiving channel being defined between the handle and a base surface portion of the plurality of surfaces, a top wall surface portion of the plurality of surfaces overhanging at least a portion of the finger-receiving channel, and a bottom wall surface portion of the plurality of surfaces underlying at least a portion of the finger-receiving channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.