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US 9,851,074 B2Granted
Surgical illuminator
AssigneeEnova Illumination, LLC
InventorsRein Teder, Roger William Heegaard
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Abstract
The present invention provides a surgical illuminator. The surgical illuminator includes a base, a guide barrel, a cam barrel, a grip ring, a lens barrel, a printed circuit board having three light emitting diodes, a triple aspheric lens, a first lens mask, a triple double-convex lens and a triple double-convex lens. Methods of using the surgical illuminator are also provided.
Claims20
A surgical illuminator comprising
- a base having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface;
- a guide barrel having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the first surface of the guide barrel is adjacent to the third surface of the base,
- wherein the second surface of the guide barrel is configured to accept a first surface of a cam barrel having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the cam barrel comprises one or more helical slots each independently spanning about 270 degrees,
- wherein the guide barrel and the cam barrel are each independently configured to accept a cam roller;
- a grip ring having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the first surface of the grip ring is configured to accept the second surface of the cam barrel:
- a lens barrel having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the first surface of the lens barrel is configured to retain a first lens mask having a proximal end and a distal end,
- wherein the second surface of the lens barrel is adjacent to the first surface of the guide barrel;
- a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface,
- wherein the first surface of the printed circuit board comprises three symmetrically distributed light emitting diodes,
- wherein the second surface of the printed circuit board is facing the first surface of the base,
- wherein the first surface of the printed circuit board is facing the distal end of the first lens mask;
- a triple aspheric lens having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface,
- wherein the second surface of the triple aspheric lens is planar and in contact with the proximal end of the first lens mask,
- wherein the first surface of the triple aspheric lens comprises three symmetrically distributed convex surfaces:
- a second lens mask having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the second lens mask is configured to accept three convex surfaces of the triple aspheric lens;
- a triple double-convex lens having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface,
- wherein the triple double-convex lens comprises three symmetrically distributed double-convex surfaces,
- wherein the distal end of the triple double-convex lens is adjacent to the proximal end of the second lens mask:
- a triple double-convex lens housing having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface,
- wherein the triple double-convex lens is mounted axially inside the triple double-convex lens housing so that the third surface of the triple double-convex lens is adjacent to the first surface of the triple double-convex lens housing, and
- wherein the first surface of the triple double-convex lens housing is configured to accept the second surface of the lens barrel.
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A surgical illuminator comprising
- a cylindrical base having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface;
- a cylindrical guide barrel having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the first surface of the cylindrical guide barrel is adjacent to the third surface of the cylindrical base,
- wherein the second surface of the cylindrical guide barrel is configured to accept a first surface of a cylindrical cam barrel having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the cylindrical cam barrel comprises one or more helical slots each independently spanning about 270 degrees,
- wherein the cylindrical guide barrel and the cylindrical cam barrel are each independently configured to accept a cam roller extending through the cylindrical guide barrel and the cylindrical cam barrel:
- a cylindrical grip ring having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the first surface of the cylindrical grip ring is configured to accept the second surface of the cylindrical cam barrel, wherein the second surface of the cylindrical grip ring comprises a knurled surface;
- a cylindrical lens barrel having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the first surface of the cylindrical lens barrel is configured to retain a first lens mask having a proximal end and a distal end,
- wherein the first lens mask comprises a symmetrical three 3-prong first lens mask;
- wherein the second surface of the cylindrical lens barrel is adjacent to the first surface of the cylindrical guide barrel;
- a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface,
- wherein the first surface of the printed circuit board comprises three symmetrically distributed light emitting diodes,
- wherein the second surface of the printed circuit board is facing the first surface of the cylindrical base,
- wherein the first surface of the printed circuit board is facing the distal end of the first lens mask:
- a triple aspheric cylindrical lens having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface,
- wherein the second surface of the triple aspheric cylindrical lens is planar and in contact with the proximal end of the first lens mask,
- wherein the first surface of the triple aspheric cylindrical lens comprises three symmetrically distributed convex surfaces;
- a second lens mask having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the second lens mask is configured to accept three convex surfaces of the triple aspheric cylindrical lens,
- wherein the second lens mask comprises a symmetrical 3-prong second lens mask;
- a triple double-convex cylindrical lens having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface,
- wherein the triple double-convex cylindrical lens comprises three symmetrically distributed double-convex surfaces,
- wherein the distal end of the triple double-convex cylindrical lens is adjacent to the proximal end of the second lens mask;
- a triple double-convex cylindrical lens housing having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface,
- wherein the triple double-convex cylindrical lens is mounted axially inside the triple double-convex cylindrical lens housing so that the third surface of the triple double-convex cylindrical lens is adjacent to the first surface of the triple double-convex cylindrical lens housing, and
- wherein the first surface of the triple double-convex cylindrical lens housing is configured to accept the second surface of the cylindrical lens barrel.
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A surgical illuminator comprising:
- a heat sink having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the first surface of the heat sink is configured to accept an O-ring,
- wherein the second surface of the heat sink comprises one or more cooling fins;
- a cylindrical base having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface,
- wherein the second surface of the cylindrical base is facing the first surface of the heat sink:
- a cylindrical guide barrel having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the first surface of the cylindrical guide barrel is adjacent to the third surface of the cylindrical base,
- wherein the second surface of the cylindrical guide barrel is configured to accept a first surface of a cylindrical cam barrel having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the cylindrical cam barrel comprises one or more helical slots each independently spanning about 270 degrees,
- wherein the cylindrical guide barrel and the cylindrical cam barrel are each independently configured to accept a cam roller extending through the cylindrical guide barrel and the cylindrical cam barrel;
- a cylindrical grip ring having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the first surface of the cylindrical grip ring is configured to accept the second surface of the cylindrical cam barrel, wherein the second surface of the cylindrical grip ring comprises a knurled surface;
- a cylindrical lens barrel having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the first surface of the cylindrical lens barrel is configured to retain a first lens mask having a proximal end and a distal end,
- wherein the first lens mask comprises a symmetrical three 3-prong first lens mask;
- wherein the second surface of the cylindrical lens barrel is adjacent to the first surface of the cylindrical guide barrel:
- a printed circuit board having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface of the printed circuit board comprises three symmetrically distributed light emitting diodes,
- wherein the second surface of the printed circuit board is facing the first surface of the cylindrical base,
- wherein the first surface of the printed circuit board is facing the distal end of the first lens mask;
- a triple aspheric cylindrical lens having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface,
- wherein the second surface of the triple aspheric cylindrical lens is planar and in contact with the proximal end of the first lens mask,
- wherein the first surface of the triple aspheric cylindrical lens comprises three symmetrically distributed convex surfaces;
- a second lens mask having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, and a second surface,
- wherein the second lens mask is configured to accept three convex surfaces of the triple aspheric cylindrical lens,
- wherein the second lens mask comprises a symmetrical 3-prong second lens mask;
- a triple double-convex cylindrical lens having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface,
- wherein the triple double-convex cylindrical lens comprises three symmetrically distributed double-convex surfaces,
- wherein the distal end of the triple double-convex cylindrical lens is adjacent to the proximal end of the second lens mask;
- a triple double-convex cylindrical lens housing having a proximal end, a distal end, a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface,
- wherein the triple double-convex cylindrical lens is mounted axially inside the triple double-convex cylindrical lens housing so that the third surface of the triple double-convex cylindrical lens is adjacent to the first surface of the triple double-convex cylindrical lens housing, and
- wherein the first surface of the triple double-convex cylindrical lens housing is configured to accept the second surface of the cylindrical lens barrel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.