Parabolic light source with incorporated photographic device

• US 20020086262A1
• Filed: 07/13/2001
• Published: 07/04/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rainey J. Tim
• Original Assignee: Rainey J. Tim
• Inventors: Rainey, J. Tim
• Application Number:
  US09/682,045
• Publication Number:
  US 20020086262A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 433/29
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/30 Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/361 Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras

Abstract

A photographic apparatus having a light source adapted to direct light toward a patient for facilitating a care giver'"'"'s performance of typically a medical or dental procedure upon the patient. A camera lens is located adjacent to the light source and configured so that a photographic view from the camera is similarly directed as the light from the light source for viewing and/or recording the performance of the care giver'"'"'s procedure upon the patient. Alternatively, the camera lens may be coupled to or mounted directly to the light source to achieve the common direction toward the patient.

Claims

1. A photographic apparatus comprising:

a light source adapted to direct light toward a patient for facilitating a care giver'"'"'s procedure upon the patient; and

a camera lens located adjacent to said light source, a photographic view from said camera being similarly directed as the light from said light source for viewing and/or recording the performance of the care giver'"'"'s procedure upon said patient.

2. The photographic apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

said camera lens being coupled to said light source for common direction toward said patient.

3. The photographic apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

said camera lens being mounted upon said light source for common direction toward said patient.