Sterilizable focusing means for surgical lights

• US 3,075,071 A
• Filed: 09/04/1958
• Issued: 01/22/1963
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1958
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Norman E. Lauterbach
• Original Assignee: Norman E. Lauterbach
• Inventors: Lauterbach, Norman E.
• Application Number:
  US03/758,938
• Time in Patent Office: 1,601 Days
• US Class Current: 362/275
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/0813 Accessories designed for easy sterilising, i.e. re-usable
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/308 Lamp handles
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 14/02 by movement of light sources in vehicle head lamps F21S41/657
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/403 for operation or dentist lamps
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/205 for operating theatres

Claims

1. A SURGICAL LIGHT COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A REFLECTOR, A LIGHT SOURCE MOUNTED IN SAID REFLECTOR, A SUPPORT FOR SAID REFLECTOR PROVIDING AT LEAST PARTIAL UNIVERSAL MOVEMENT THEREOF TO ADJUST THE LIGHT SOURCE AND REFLECTOR AND CHANGE THE FIELD OF OPERATION ILLUMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OPERATOR, ACTUATING MEANS APPROXIMATELY ON THE FOCAL AXIS OF THE REFLECTOR CONNECTED TO THE LIGHT SOURCE FOR MOVING THE LIGHT SOURCE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE REFLECTOR TO VARY THE FOCUS, MANUALLY OPERATED HANDLE MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID ACTUATING MEANS, AT LEAST ONE CONNECTING MEMBER CARRIED BY ONE OF SAID MEANS AND HAVING A LATCH ENGAGING PORTION PROJECTING FROM ONE OF SAID MEANS AND THE OTHER OF SAID MEANS RECEIVING SAID MEMBER AND BEING PROVIDED WITH A LATCH MEMBER ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID PORTION, ONE OF SAID MEMBERS BEING RESILIENTLY URGED INTO A POSITION IN WHICH SAID PORTION AND SAID LATCH MEMBER ARE IN LOCKING ENGAGEMENT AND BEING MOVABLE TO A POSITION IN WHICH SAID MEMBERS ARE DISENGAGED.