Illuminated surgical retractor
DCFirst Claim
1. An illuminated surgical retractor comprising a handle having first and second end portions, an elongated first blade portion having one end connected to said second end portion of said handle and another end remote from said one end, an elongated second blade portion extending along the length of said first blade portion, said second blade portion having a first end portion defining an illumination input end portion and a second end portion remote from said illumination input end portion, and a connector coupled to said illumination input end portion, said connector being shaped to optically couple said illumination input end portion to a source of illumination so that at least a portion of one of said first and second blade portions is illuminated.
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Abstract
An illuminated surgical retractor includes a handle having an elongated first blade portion connected at one end to one end of the handle and an elongated second blade portion extending along the length of the first blade portion. One end of the second blade portion defines an illumination input end to which a connector is coupled. The connector is shaped to optically couple the illumination input end to a source of illumination so that at least a portion of one of the first and second blade portions is illuminated.
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- 1. An illuminated surgical retractor comprising a handle having first and second end portions, an elongated first blade portion having one end connected to said second end portion of said handle and another end remote from said one end, an elongated second blade portion extending along the length of said first blade portion, said second blade portion having a first end portion defining an illumination input end portion and a second end portion remote from said illumination input end portion, and a connector coupled to said illumination input end portion, said connector being shaped to optically couple said illumination input end portion to a source of illumination so that at least a portion of one of said first and second blade portions is illuminated.
- 17. An illuminated surgical retractor comprising a handle having a first handle end portion and a second handle end portion, an elongated first blade section having a first blade proximal end portion and a first blade distal end portion with a first blade inner surface extending between the first blade proximal end portion and the first blade distal end portion, the second handle end portion of said handle connected to the first blade distal end portion of said first blade section, an elongated second blade section having a second blade proximal end portion and a second blade distal end portion with a second blade outer surface extending between the second blade proximal end portion and the second blade distal end portion and a second blade inner surface extending between the second blade proximal end portion and the second blade distal end portion, the second blade distal end portion of said second blade section defining an illumination input end portion, and a connector coupled to the illumination input end portion, said connector shaped to optically couple the illumination input end portion to a source of illumination so that at least one of said first blade section and said second blade section is illuminated substantially the entire length thereof.
- 27. An illuminated surgical retractor comprising a handle having a first handle end portion and a second handle end portion and a gripping surface for contact with the hand of the user, an elongated first blade section having a generally planar lengthwise dimension and a generally curved cross-sectional shape and a first blade proximal end portion at a first blade distal end portion with a first blade inner surface extending between the first blade proximal end portion and the first blade distal end portion, the second handle end portion of said handle connected to the first blade distal end portion of said first blade section, a second blade section having a second blade proximal end portion, a second blade distal end portion, a second blade outer surface extending between the second blade proximal end portion and the second blade distal end portion, and a second blade inner surface extending between the second blade proximal end portion and the second blade distal end portion, the second blade distal end portion of said second blade section defining an illumination input end portion, and a connector coupled to the illumination input end portion, said connector shaped to optically couple the illumination input end portion to a source of illumination so that at least a portion of one of said first blade section and said second blade section is illuminated.
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32. An illuminated surgical retractor comprising a handle having a first handle end portion and a second handle end portion, an elongate first blade section having a first blade proximal end portion and a first blade distal end portion with a first blade inner surface extending between the first blade proximal end portion and the first blade distal end portion, the second handle end portion of said handle connected to the first blade distal end portion of said first blade section, an elongate second blade section having a second blade proximal end portion and a second blade distal end portion with a second blade outer surface extending generally parallel to said first blade section and between the second blade proximal end portion and the second blade distal end portion and a second blade inner surface extending between the second blade proximal end portion and the second blade distal end portion, the second blade distal end portion of said second blade section defining an illumination input end portion, and a connector coupled to the illumination input end portion, said connector shaped to optically couple the illumination input end portion to a source of illumination so that at least one of said first blade section and said second blade section is illuminated substantially the entire length thereof.
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33. An illuminated surgical retractor comprising a handle, an elongated blade portion having one end connected to said handle and another end remote from said one end, an elongated substantially transparent light emitter extending along the length of said blade portion, said light emitter having a first end portion defining an illumination input end portion and a second end portion remote from said first end portion, and a connector coupled to said illumination input end portion, said connector shaped to optically couple said illumination input end portion to a source of illumination for emitting light along at least a portion of the length of said light emitter.
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34. An illuminated surgical retractor comprising a handle, an elongated blade portion having one end connected to said handle and another end remote from said one end, said blade portion including a generally curved cross-section, an elongated light emitter extending along the length of said blade portion, said light emitter having a first end portion defining an illumination input end portion and a second end portion remote from said first end portion, and a connector coupled to said illumination input end portion, said connector shaped to optically couple said illumination input end portion to a source of illumination for emitting light along at least a portion of the length of said light emitter.
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