Replaceable LED illumination assembly for medical instruments
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1. An illumination assembly suitable for a medical instrument for observing a target tissue comprising:
- a releasable and removable LED lamp that includes at least one LED, said LED lamp is able to be fastened to and removed from a heat dissipation component;
an electrical conduction path to deliver the electricity from said instrument to the LED lamp while the LED lamp is assembled to a heat dissipation component or the body of said medical instrument; and
a heat dissipation component that dissipates the heat from said LED lamp while said LED lamp is assembled to said heat dissipation component or the body of said medical instrument; and
a mechanical adapter to accommodate said illumination assembly to the optical design and components that are used to condition the beam of said medical instrument.
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Abstract
A replaceable LED assembly for medical instruments and medical devices including at least one LED(light emitting diode) to be used with the medical instruments that are using incandescent lamps or xenon lamps as illumination source. This LED illumination assembly will also allow exchange of LED lamp'"'"'s without the use of heat, solder, mechanical tools or physical force beyond the use of hand pressure.
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20 Claims
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1. An illumination assembly suitable for a medical instrument for observing a target tissue comprising:
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a releasable and removable LED lamp that includes at least one LED, said LED lamp is able to be fastened to and removed from a heat dissipation component; an electrical conduction path to deliver the electricity from said instrument to the LED lamp while the LED lamp is assembled to a heat dissipation component or the body of said medical instrument; and a heat dissipation component that dissipates the heat from said LED lamp while said LED lamp is assembled to said heat dissipation component or the body of said medical instrument; and a mechanical adapter to accommodate said illumination assembly to the optical design and components that are used to condition the beam of said medical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for adapting a medical instrument so as to incorporate at least one releasable and removable LED lamp as an illumination source, said instrument including a power supply to energize the LED lamp and an optical system that is used to condition the illumination light, said method comprises:
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detaching a releasable and removable housing of the illumination assembly; removing said LED lamp from said instrument assembly; mounting a desirable said LED lamp to said illumination assembly, including means for electrically interconnecting at least one LED and said power supply as well as means for mechanically and optically interconnecting said medical instrument without the use of heat, solder, mechanical tools or physical force beyond the use of hand pressure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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