Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
362572000 | Medical (e.g., surgical or dental) | 40 |
20080212337 | Multifunctional Floor Pods - An ambient lighting system for a hospital operating room environment and a method of using said system is described. An apparatus comprising the combination of a translucent sheet and a backlight LED panel or colored light source (colored lamp(s) or LED(s) in an alcove) provides a diffuse light when light from said panel, alcove, or other source is presented to the translucent sheet, is scattered, and represented as unfocused light on the exposed surface of the translucent sheet. Usage of the apparatus in an operating room provides a calming environment. The method and apparatus may be adapted to include wireless control over the intensity, color, and on/off state of the light. Further, usage of known translucent materials provides a sterile and safe surface. | 09-04-2008 |
20080304281 | Operating Lumina - An operating lumina comprising at least one light source arranged in a lumina body and an optical means for directing the visible radiation from the light source in a main radiating direction onto an operating zone has an additional luminous means that can be switched independently of the light source. | 12-11-2008 |
20090059617 | VOLUME EMITTER - An apparatus for treating organic tissue includes: (i) a flash lamp defining a bore; (ii) a current source adapted for providing current to the flash lamp and operating at a current density adapted for forming a volume of optically transparent plasma within the bore, where the volume of optically transparent plasma is capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation and allowing the transmission of the electromagnetic radiation through the volume of optically transparent plasma; and (iii) a delivery system adapted for employing at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation to treat the organic tissue. | 03-05-2009 |
20090073717 | LIGHT SOURCE TRANSMITTING ASSEMBLY OF HAND-HELD MEDICAL ILLUMINATING DEVICE - A light source transmitting assembly of a hand-held medical illuminating device includes an elongated light source transmitting body, a protective body and a connecting body. The light source transmitting body is constituted of an optical fiber and a covering body made of a flexible metallic material. The protective body is provided thereon with a conical body. The front end of the conical body has a curved surface and the rear end thereof is provided with a connecting hole. The connecting hole is connected to one end of the light source transmitting body. The connecting body is provided therein with a penetrating hole that allows the other end of the light source transmitting body to be inserted therein. The connecting body can be assembled with a grip of the hand-held medical illuminating device. The covering body prevents the light from leaking during the transmission of the light source. The flexibility of the covering body can allow the illuminating angle of the light source transmitting body to be adjusted. | 03-19-2009 |
20090073718 | SEPARABLE MEDICAL ILLUMINATING DEVICE - A separable medical illuminating device includes a light source transmitting assembly and a grip assembly. The light source transmitting assembly is constituted of a light source transmitting body, a protective body and a connecting body. The light source transmitting body is constituted of an optical fiber and a covering body. The protective body is connected to one end of the light source transmitting body. The connecting body allows an end of the light source transmitting body to be inserted therein. The grip assembly is constituted of a cylinder, a light source model and an adapter. The light source module is disposed at the front end of the cylinder. After the adapter is assembled with the front end of the cylinder, the light source module is positioned between the front end of the cylinder and the adapter. The connecting body of the light source transmitting assembly is inserted onto the adapter. When the light source module is lighted up, the light is transmitted via the light source transmitting body, and is projected to a predetermined position after being condensed by the protective body. | 03-19-2009 |
20090161384 | Beveled Tip Surgical Wide-Angle Illuminator - A beveled tip, wide-angle illuminator is disclosed, one embodiment comprising: a light source for providing a light beam; an optical cable, optically coupled to the light source for receiving and transmitting the light beam; a handpiece, operably coupled to the optical cable to receive the light beam; an optical fiber, operably coupled to the handpiece, wherein the optical fiber is optically coupled to the optical cable to receive and transmit the light beam; an optical element, optically coupled to a distal end of the optical fiber, for receiving the light beam and scattering the light beam to illuminate a surgical field, wherein the optical element comprises a beveled sapphire; and a beveled cannula, operably coupled to the handpiece, for housing and directing the optical fiber and the optical element. The optical element can be a small-gauge, diffusive sapphire element having a polished distal surface co-incident with the distal end of the cannula and a light refracting hemispherical surface facing the optical fiber. | 06-25-2009 |
20100097822 | Light diffusing device - A light diffusing device for use in photodynamic therapy has a progressively distally increased exposed amount of core fiber defining a light emitting section. Excessive light energy emission is thus prevented access to proximal locations and provides an increased amount of available light energy at distal locations, thus permitting an even emission of light energy along the light emitting section. | 04-22-2010 |
20100157622 | CONTROLLING BEAM INTENSITY IN AN OPHTHALMIC FIBER OPTIC ILLUMINATION SYSTEM USING ROTATABLE PLATE ARRAYS - An ophthalmic illumination system includes a collimated light beam focused onto an optical fiber for transmission of the light beam to an ophthalmic light probe. A light attenuator includes a pair of arrays positioned serially in a path for the collimated beam. The arrays are movable in parallel in the path about a rotational axis orthogonal to the path and between the arrays. Each array includes a plurality of regularly spaced-apart parallel plates, the parallel plates of one array being non-parallel to the plates of the other array. | 06-24-2010 |
20110038174 | OPHTHALMIC ENDOILLUMINATION WITH LIGHT COLLECTOR FOR WHITE PHOSPHOR - In one embodiment, an illuminator configured to emit light into an optical fiber includes at least one pump light source configured to emit short-wavelength light. The illuminator further includes a white phosphor disposed to receive the short-wavelength light and to emit white light in response. The illuminator also includes a light collector configured to collect the short-wavelength light at the white phosphor such that a brightness of the white light is greater than a brightness of the short-wavelength light. | 02-17-2011 |
20120281429 | Headgear for Mounting Surgical Headlight - Headgear for mounting a headlight on a surgeon's head includes a headband and a stabilizer. The headband encircles the wearer's head and the stabilizer is connectable to a rear section of the headband for engaging and cradling a substantial portion of at least a lower back region of a wearer's head when the headgear is worn by the wearer. The stabilizer includes a peripheral extending portion extending beneath the headband on opposite sides of the wearer's head corresponding to a location of a lower portion of an occipital bone of the wearer's head and a peripheral portion extending above the headband on opposite sides of the wearer's head corresponding to a location of a top of the occipital bone. The headgear can also include a connection element for removably connecting the stabilizer to the headband so that the headgear can be worn with or without the stabilizer. | 11-08-2012 |
20140049979 | MICRO-OPTIC ADAPTERS AND TIPS FOR SURGICAL ILLUMINATION FIBERS - A microstructure optical adapter or tip according to the present disclosure may incorporate precision micro structure optical components engaging the input or output end of light energy delivery devices for customized light delivery of the light energy. The incorporation of precision micro structure optical components in injection molded plastic or glass parts will allow for inexpensive modification of the output light while also serving to protect the end of the illumination device. The micro structure optical components may also be incorporated in an adapter to tailor the light energy to the subsequent device. | 02-20-2014 |
20140133173 | ILLUMINATED CLIP AND METHODS OF USE - A surgical clip for illuminating tissue in a surgical field has first and second elongate arms and a connector joining the arms together. The arms are biased to expand laterally outward into an expanded configuration in which the arms engage the tissue in the surgical field with enough force to seat the clip without retracting the tissue. A waveguide illuminator is coupled to the first arm, and has a light input portion, a light output portion, and a light conducting portion extending between the light input portion and the light output portion. Light passes through the waveguide illuminator by total internal reflection, and the waveguide illuminator directs light to the tissue. Methods of using the illuminated clip are also disclosed. | 05-15-2014 |
20170234524 | MACHINE FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT COMPRISING LIGHT-EMITTING UNIT | 08-17-2017 |
362573000 | Dental lighting fixture | 6 |
20080285302 | DENTAL CURING LIGHT HAVING A SHORT WAVELENGTH LED AND A FLUORESCING LENS FOR CONVERTING SHORT WAVELENGTH LIGHT TO CURING WAVELENGTHS AND RELATED METHOD - A dental curing light includes a body, one or more LEDs configured to emit a first spectrum of light having a relatively short first peak wavelength (e.g., UV) disposed on the body, and a fluorescing lens that converts at least a portion of the first spectrum of light into a second spectrum of light having a second peak wavelength that is longer than the first peak wavelength. The second spectrum of light is selected so as to match the curing spectrum of a desired light-curable dental composition. In a preferred embodiment, the body comprises an elongate wand having a proximal end and distal end. The LEDs may be disposed at or near the distal end of the elongate wand. | 11-20-2008 |
20090046476 | Dental Light Guide - The present invention is a device that attaches to a light source to transmit and distribute light energy to the surface or internal chamber of a tooth for the purpose of photo-initiation of light curing resins and dental tooth whitening. More particularly, the invention may be used with a single or multiple Light Emitting Diode(s) to more efficiently collect and transmit the light energy emitted by the LED(s) resulting in increased total energy, uniform illumination, and collimation of the light energy delivered to the tooth. | 02-19-2009 |
20090097270 | Illuminator for medical use - An illuminator for medical instruments includes a first body part having, at one end, an instrument coupling head and a lighting element and, at its other end, a first electrical connector releasably attachable to a second, compatible electrical connector of a power source. | 04-16-2009 |
20090147531 | ORAL ILLUMINATOR - An oral illuminator includes a solid state light-emitting element emitting light, an optical fiber, and a light diffuser. The optical fiber is arranged between the solid state light-generating element and the diffuser for transmitting the light of the solid state light-generating element to the diffuser. The optical fiber has an incident surface optically coupled to the solid state light-generating element, and an emitting surface optically coupled to the diffuser. | 06-11-2009 |
20090323370 | Intraoral Illuminating Apparatus - An intraoral illumination apparatus is disclosed. The intraoral illumination apparatus of the present invention includes a pair of holders ( | 12-31-2009 |
20140153278 | BODY CAVITY ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A cavity illumination system according to the present disclosure may include one or more illumination elements composed of a transparent or semi-transparent, biocompatible sterilizable polymer and one or more illumination sources. The sterilizable polymer operates as a waveguide. An illumination element may incorporate micro structured optical components such as for example gratings, prisms and or diffusers to operate as precision optics for customized delivery of the light energy. The micro structured optical components may also be used to polarize and/or filter the light energy entering or exiting the illumination element. | 06-05-2014 |
362574000 | Endoscopy | 20 |
20080232130 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE OF ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A light source device of an endoscope system comprises a light source and a light-source controller. The light source emits in a flash-emitting mode that the light source flashes in a flash interval longer than a field period of an imaging sensor for the endoscope system and for a flash period shorter than the field period. The light-source controller controls the light source so that the light source emits in the flash-emitting mode within an imaging period that is a period excluding a reading period within the field period. The flash interval is defined as a period from when the flash of the light source commences to when the next flash of the light source commences. The flash period is defined as a period from when the flash of the light source commences to when the flash of the light source is completed. | 09-25-2008 |
20080232131 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE OF ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A light source device of an endoscope system comprises a light-source unit, a light-sensitive element, and a driving unit. The light-source unit emits light and supplies light to the photographic subject through an electronic scope. The light-sensitive element receives light emitted from the light-source unit. The driving unit adjusts the driving intensity of the light-source unit on the basis of a first information regarding an emitting-light intensity of the light-source unit output from the light-sensitive element. | 09-25-2008 |
20090034286 | Illumination device - Illumination devices include a light source including a substantially planar light-emitting surface and an optical rod or optical taper disposed proximate to the substantially planar light-emitting surface to optically couple the optical rod and the substantially planar light-emitting surface. | 02-05-2009 |
20090080214 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE - An illumination apparatus includes a light source which generates heat when emitting an illumination light from a light-emitting surface, a light guide bundle which has a light-receiving surface opposed to the light-emitting surface of the light source, to receive the illumination light emitted from the light-emitting surface of the light source, and guides the illumination light from the light source received by the light-receiving surface, and a light guide connector which has an end face arranged along the light guide bundle and opposed to the light-emitting surface of the light source, and a contact part in which at least a part of the end face directly contacts the light-emitting surface, and absorbs the heat generated on the light-emitting surface of the light source. | 03-26-2009 |
20090122574 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT - A light source unit includes a light source including a light emitting portion, a light source holding member holding the light source, a light transmission member including an incident portion wherein light from the light emitting portion is to enter the incident portion, a light transmission member holding member holding the light transmission member, a positioning portion provided on the light transmission member holding member and abutted on the light source to position the light transmission member holding member and the light source to position the incident portion and the light emitting portion, and an adjustment joining mechanism configured to join the light transmission member holding member and the light source holding member to each other so as to adjust the relative positions thereof, and joining them to each other in a state where the light source and the positioning portion abut on each other. | 05-14-2009 |
20090154192 | Illumination Device For Generating Light And Supplying The Light To An Observation Device Used In Endoscopy Or Microscopy - An illumination device for generating light and supplying the light to an observation device used in endoscopy or microscopy comprises a light source having at least one LED and at least one optical waveguide to guide the light emitted by the light source. The proximal end of the optical waveguide is arranged on a side of the light source which faces the optical waveguide. The illumination device furthermore comprises a cooling device to dissipate heat generated by the light source, which cooling device has at least one first cooling element for dissipating the heat generated by the light source, which cooling element is arranged on a side of the light source which faces away from the proximal end of the optical waveguide. The cooling device has a second cooling element for dissipating the heat generated by the light source, which second cooling element is arranged on the side of the light source which faces the proximal end of the optical waveguide. The at least one optical waveguide passes through the second cooling element. | 06-18-2009 |
20090244923 | LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE WITH IMPROVED CONVERSION ELEMENT - The invention relates to a light delivery device comprising a conversion element and one or several LEDs, which emit light into the conversion element. The light is then converted and emitted with a high radiant flux. | 10-01-2009 |
20090244924 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system comprises first and second emitters, a fiber, and a controller. The first emitter emits illumination light to a photographic subject. The second emitter emits infrared light. Emission intensity of the second emitter is stronger than that of the first emitter. The fiber has a tip which moves in a spiral when viewed from the photographic subject during scan periods. The controller controls emission timing of the first and second emitters. Light emitted by the first and second emitters is cast from the tip of the fiber onto the photographic subject. The second emitter emits in a predetermined period of one of the scan periods, based on control of the emission timing, so as to shine infrared light with the second emitter to at least one part of the photographic subjects in order to perform marking. | 10-01-2009 |
20090290374 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE - A light source apparatus, configured to introduce light into an endoscope connected thereto, includes a housing, a plurality of light sources supported movably relative to the housing, the light sources being configured to emit light, a light introducing unit configured to introduce, into the endoscope, the light emitted by an intended one of the light sources which is located in such a position that an optical axis thereof corresponds to an optical axis of the light introducing unit, a detector configured to detect a misalignment between the optical axis of the light introducing unit and the optical axis of the intended light source, and a light source moving unit configured to move the intended light source to such a position that the optical axis of the intended light source corresponds to the optical axis of the light introducing unit when the misalignment is detected by the detector. | 11-26-2009 |
20100080016 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light source apparatus includes a light source from which, excitation light is emitted, an optical fiber which is optically connected to the light source, and which guides the excitation light, and a wavelength converting member which is optically connected to an emitting end portion of the optical fiber, and which receives the excitation light emitted from the emitting end portion, and makes emerge light of a wavelength area different from a wavelength area of the excitation light. The light source apparatus has a diverging unit which is arranged in an optical path of the excitation light, between the emitting end portion of the optical fiber and the wavelength converting member, and a holding member for holding the emitting end portion of the optical fiber, the diverging unit, and the wavelength converting member. | 04-01-2010 |
20120163015 | Light source apparatus and endoscope system - A light source apparatus includes: a light source section that emits a luminous flux whose quantity of light is larger in a central region than in a peripheral region; a condensing optical system that condenses an incoming luminous flux; and a light distribution correction optical element arranged between the light source section and the condensing optical section, in which a central portion has a negative power that is more intense than that of a peripheral region. | 06-28-2012 |
20130163276 | Providing consistent output from an endoilluminator system - In certain embodiments, determining an endoilluminator output includes calculating an illuminator contribution of an endoilluminator system and a fiber contribution of one or more optical fibers of the endoilluminator system. The endoilluminator output is determined from the illuminator contribution and the fiber contribution. The illuminator contribution may be established using calibrated or empirically determined factors, such as an illuminator leg efficiency, an attenuator factor, an initial lamp performance, and/or a lamp performance degradation factor of the lamp. The fiber contribution may be established using calibrated or empirically determined factors, such as a fiber coupling factor and/or fiber transmission ratio of the optical fibers. | 06-27-2013 |
20130265798 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: a distal end rigid portion that configures a distal end portion of an insertion portion of an endoscope and has a through hole; an LED ceramic substrate including an LED light source mounted on a distal end side thereof, and arranged in the through hole so as to emit light from the through hole; an LED cable configured to be inserted in the insertion portion of the endoscope and to supply electric power to the LED light source; a ceramic cutout portion that configures a proximal end side of the LED ceramic substrate, and allows a conductive pattern for electrically connecting the LED light source and the LED cable to be exposed from inside the LED ceramic substrate and connected to the LED cable; and a reinforcement member having rigidity and fixed to the LED ceramic substrate and configured to cover the ceramic cutout portion. | 10-10-2013 |
20130272018 | Light Source Including a Ball Lens for Use With a Scope - A light source is releasably connected to a scope having a light guide including an input guide member and a connector about the input guide member. The light source includes an elongate housing, a solid state light emissive material at a first end of the housing, a controller which controllably illuminates the light emissive material, a ball lens supported in proximity to the light emissive material. A mounting socket at the first end of the housing is arranged for mating connection with the connector of the scope such that an input end face of the input guide member is in proximity to said ball lens diametrically opposite from the light emissive material while remaining readily separable from the ball lens. A transparent panel at an internal end of the mounting socket protects the ball lens even when the light source is disconnected from the scope. | 10-17-2013 |
20130322109 | Endoscope With Adjustable Illumination Direction - An endoscope having an adjustable illumination direction includes a reflective surface reflecting illumination light for the illumination of an object observed by means of the endoscope, the reflective surface being moveable in order to adjust the illumination direction. | 12-05-2013 |
20140112016 | LIGHT CONVERGING TYPE LIGHT GUIDE UNIT AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE USING THE SAME - In a light converging type light guide unit for guiding light emitted from a light source to a light-receiving member having a reflection face extending from a light emission point to at least a place in the neighborhood of a light reception point of the light-receiving member, the reflection face has first and second focal points at which the light emission and reception points are disposed, respectively, and comprises an elliptical reflection face at the side of the light reception point, and a curved surface reflection face that is provided at the side of the light emission point, reflects light of the light source therefrom to the elliptical reflection face and obtains light that travels to the light reception point and is incident to the light reception point at a predetermined incidence angle or less by reflection from the elliptical reflection face. | 04-24-2014 |
20140177266 | FIBER UNIT - A fiber unit has an illumination fiber and detection fibers. The illumination fiber and the detection fiber comprise a soft portion that is bendable, a distal end hard portion provided at an end thereof and having a greater hardness than the soft portion, and a pitch conversion portion that connects the soft portion and the distal end hard portion and changes a distance between adjacent fibers at the distal end hard portion with respect to a distance between the adjacent fibers at the soft portion, by bending and extending. 1.0 degree06-26-2014 | |
20140192551 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND LIGHT-ADJUSTING METHOD FOR LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light source apparatus includes: a lamp, a diaphragm device, a CPU that causes the diaphragm device to execute adjustment of an emission amount of illumination light on the basis of a target brightness signal generated based on brightness of an image obtained by picking up an image of a subject; a CPU that switches between illumination modes, and a mode switching switch. During a period after an instruction for switching from one of an illumination mode corresponding to normal light observation mode and an illumination mode corresponding to special light observation mode to the other is given until the switching by the CPU is completed, the CPU causes the diaphragm device to execute adjustment of the emission amount of the illumination light based on a correction value obtained by correcting a current diaphragm value at the time when the instruction for switching is given using a predetermined coefficient. | 07-10-2014 |
20140347878 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope according to the present invention includes: a first image pickup optical system for observing a first observation direction, a second image pickup optical system for observing an observation a second observation direction, a light guide guiding illumination light, and an illumination optical system including a ring-shaped portion illuminating the first observation direction, an incident surface being in contact with an end surface of the light guide to receive the illumination light, and two reflecting surfaces disposed at a position opposite to the incident surface, having inclinations in two directions with respect to a surface orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the insertion portion, disposed so as to face each other, and reflecting the illumination light incident from the light guide toward directions along tangent lines of the ring-shaped portion of the illumination optical system, to cause the illumination light incident to inside of the illumination optical system. | 11-27-2014 |
20160085064 | MICRO-OPTIC ADAPTERS AND TIPS FOR SURGICAL ILLUMINATION FIBERS - A microstructure optical adapter or tip according to the present disclosure may incorporate precision micro structure optical components engaging the input or output end of light energy delivery devices for customized light delivery of the light energy. The incorporation of precision micro structure optical components in injection molded plastic or glass parts will allow for inexpensive modification of the output light while also serving to protect the end of the illumination device. The micro structure optical components may also be incorporated in an adapter to tailor the light energy to the subsequent device. | 03-24-2016 |
362575000 | Microscopic diagnosis | 1 |
20090213617 | Illumination Device for a Microscope - An illumination device for a microscope, in particular for an operation microscope, has a light source with an improved lifetime. The light source is in the form of a gas discharge lamp having a microwave generator, a microwave waveguide and an electrodeless bulb. The bulb contains a luminescent material and is coupled to the microwave waveguide so that microwaves can stimulate the luminescent material to emit light. | 08-27-2009 |