Work glove and illuminator assembly
First Claim
1. A surgical-type glove and illuminator assembly comprising:
- (a) a surgical-type glove having a distal fingers portion, an intermediate metacarpal portion and a proximal wrist portion, the glove being adapted to be worn over the hand of a user when examining or operating upon a work surface;
(b) an illumination means 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; and
(c) a video camera connected to the illumination means, and adapted to receive reflected light distally of the glove.
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Abstract
A work glove and illuminator assembly is provided. An illuminator is securely mounted on 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. The assembly may comprise a laser generator or may utilize a fiber optic-transmitted laser light from a laser generator remote from the glove. The assembly may further comprise a video camera operably attached to a video receiver, a video monitor and/or a video recorder. In one embodiment of the invention, the illuminator is disposed within the interior of the glove and projects a beam of light through a glove tip which is translucent or transparent. The assembly is particularly suitable for use by health care professionals when examining or operating upon an anatomical part of a patient.
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8 Claims
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1. A surgical-type glove and illuminator 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, the glove being adapted to be worn over the hand of a user when examining or operating upon a work surface; (b) an illumination means 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; and (c) a video camera connected to the illumination means, and adapted to receive reflected light distally of the glove. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A glove, illuminator and video assembly comprising:
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(a) a glove defining an inside hand chamber and having a plurality of fingers; (b) illumination means comprising a light generator and a light projector, wherein the light projector is securely mounted to one of the fingers of the glove and is oriented to project a light beam distally of the glove and wherein the light generator is connected to the light projector; and (c) a video camera connected to the light projector and oriented to receive light reflected from a work surface distal of the glove.
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