Light array for a surgical helmet
AssigneeDePuy Products, Inc.
InventorsChristian H. Clupper, Timothy G. Vendrely, Danny E. McAdams, Leon Huntsman
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Abstract
A surgical head gear apparatus or helmet includes a lighting system that utilizes circuit board mounted LED clusters supported on the surgical helmet. The LED clusters are part of a light array mounted to the forward portion of the helmet. In one embodiment, the light array is self-contained with its own power supply. In another embodiment, the light array is electrically connected to an external power supply and controller, such as en existing controller associated with the ventilation system of the helmet. In accordance with the invention, the only remote link for the LED clusters and circuit boards is to a control switch and/or power supply.
Claims19
A surgical helmet comprising:
- a shell configured to be worn on the head of a person, said shell having a forward portion adjacent the face of the person wearing the shell;
- a light array supported on said forward portion of said shell, said light array including at least one LED light source and control wires for carrying electrical current to said at least one LED light source;
- a power supply connected to said control wires to energize the light source;
- a ventilation duct associated with said shell and having a ventilation opening at said forward portion of said shell;
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- a fan assembly supported by said shell and operable to direct air flow through said ventilation duct, said fan assembly electrically connected to said power supply.
A head gear assembly, comprising:
- a head gear structure configured to be supported on a head of a person;
- a ventilation duct associated with said head gear structure and having a ventilation opening;
- a fan assembly supported by said head gear structure and operable to direct air flow through said ventilation duct;
- a light array supported by said head gear structure and including at least one LED light source, said at least one LED light source being positioned adjacent to said ventilation opening;
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- a power supply operable to energize said light source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.