Surgical-type glove and illuminator assembly
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1. A surgical-type glove and illuminator assembly, said assembly comprising:
- a) a surgical-type glove having a distal fingers portion, said glove adapted to be worn over a hand of a user when examining or operating on a work surface; and
b) illumination means for providing light to the work surface, said illumination means comprisingi) a light housing mounted on an exterior surface of said fingers portion of the surgical-type glove and terminating in a distally facing light output lens, the light housing further characterized in having an underside substantially adjacent to the surgical-type glove and a topside substantially opposite the underside,ii) a self-containing battery-powered light source carried within the light housing, andiii) switch means for operating the light source, the switch means located on the underside of the light housing and extending through and interior of said fingers portion of the surgical-type glove so as to be operable by finger movement of the user.
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Abstract
A surgical-type glove and illuminator assembly particularly adapted for use by health care professionals when examining or operating upon an anatomical part of a patient. A spotlighting illuminator is securely mounted on the fingers portion of the glove and oriented to project a light beam distally of the glove toward the work surface when the glove is in use. The illuminator may have a self-contained light source, or utilize fiber optic-transmitted light from a light source remote from the glove.
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1. A surgical-type glove and illuminator assembly, said assembly comprising:
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a) a surgical-type glove having a distal fingers portion, said glove adapted to be worn over a hand of a user when examining or operating on a work surface; and b) illumination means for providing light to the work surface, said illumination means comprising i) a light housing mounted on an exterior surface of said fingers portion of the surgical-type glove and terminating in a distally facing light output lens, the light housing further characterized in having an underside substantially adjacent to the surgical-type glove and a topside substantially opposite the underside, ii) a self-containing battery-powered light source carried within the light housing, and iii) switch means for operating the light source, the switch means located on the underside of the light housing and extending through and interior of said fingers portion of the surgical-type glove so as to be operable by finger movement of the user.
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2. A surgical-type glove formed from a material and illuminator assembly, said assembly comprising:
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a) a surgical-type glove having a distal fingers portion, an intermediate metacarpal portion and a proximal wrist portion, said glove adapted to be worn over a hand of a user when examining or operating on a work surface; and b) illumination means for providing light to the work surface, said illumination means comprising; i) a light housing mounted on an exterior surface of said fingers portion of the surgical-type glove and terminating in a distally facing light output lens, and ii) at lest one optical fiber having a distal end in communication with the light output lens of the light housing and a proximal end terminating in a coupling means at a desired coupling location for operably coupling said at least one optical fiber to a fiber optic path leading from a light source remote from the glove said at least one optical fiber being embedded within said material wherein said at lest one optical fiber receives light from the remote light source via the coupling means and carries the light to the light output lens of the light housing. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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