Light source for coupling light into a medical hand-held device
AssigneeGeuder AG
InventorsVolker Geuder, René Draheim
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Abstract
The invention relates to a light source for coupling light into a hand-held medical device, especially a hand-held surgical device, preferably for using in ophthalmology. The light source is characterized by a hand lamp/flashlight provided with a lamp head comprising at least one lamp, and a fiber-optic light guide leading towards the hand-held device. The fiber-optic light guide can be connected to an adapter associated with the lamp head.
Claims18
A light source for coupling light into a medical hand-held device, said light source comprising:
- a hand lamp/flashlight comprising a lamp head having at least one lamp, and a fiber-optic light guide led to the hand-held device, the fiber-optic light guide being connectable to an adapter assigned to the lamp head,
- wherein the adapter is plugged, pressed, screwed, or glued onto the lamp head, and
- wherein the adapter comprises a terminal area on a side of the adapter that is oriented away from the lamp head, which terminal area is intended for inserting or plugging on a connector of the fiber-optic light guide.
The light source according to 1 wherein the hand lamp/flashlight comprises at least one battery or at least one rechargeable battery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.