SURGICAL PENCIL PROVIDING AN ILLUMINATED SURGICAL SITE
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1. A surgical pencil for providing an illuminated surgical site comprising:
- a surgical instrument having a first end, a second end, and elongated structure and a surgical tool associated with the first end; and
a removable lighting device associated with said first end of said surgical instrument and operatable by a surgeon having a power button, at least one light and a mating mechanism to connect said removable lighting device to said surgical instrument.
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Abstract
Described herein generally are surgical pencils which provide a physician with illumination of a surgical site. The surgical pencils described herein can be retrofitted with a lighting device, can be manufactured incorporating a lighting device or can be fitted with a preformed lighting device.
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1. A surgical pencil for providing an illuminated surgical site comprising:
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a surgical instrument having a first end, a second end, and elongated structure and a surgical tool associated with the first end; and a removable lighting device associated with said first end of said surgical instrument and operatable by a surgeon having a power button, at least one light and a mating mechanism to connect said removable lighting device to said surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A lighting device comprising:
a power button, at least one light, a housing and a mating mechanism to connect said lighting device to a surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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