Patent ID: 9468366
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An illuminated surgical device comprising: a non-fiber optic illuminator for projecting light onto a surgical site, the illuminator comprising a light input, at least one light output zone for projecting light in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the illuminator, and at least one dead zone through which internal reflection of light is reduced, wherein the light is conducted from the light input to the at least one light output zone by internal reflection, wherein the at least one dead zone is disposed between a first section of the illuminator having a first dimension and a second section of the illuminator having a second dimension different than the first dimension, wherein the second section is distal to the first section along a direction of reflection of the light; wherein the at least one dead zone comprises at least one illuminator engagement element comprising a tab; and a surgical instrument adapted to engage tissue at a surgical site, the surgical instrument being coupled to the illuminator via the illuminator engagement element such that an air gap is maintained between a front-facing channel of the surgical instrument and a rear surface of the illuminator to preserve internal reflection of light through the illuminator.