Patent ID: 6601985
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: F21S,F21W,G02B,H05B,Y10S

Abstract:
An illumination system for use during a surgical procedure performed at a surgical site in an operating room, the illumination system comprising:a single lighting center disposed at a location removed from said medical operating room, the single lighting center including a light source located within a housing; a plurality of fiber optic light conductors extending from said single lighting center, each of the plurality of fiber optic light conductors having a distal end spaced apart from the lighting center and a proximal end held relative to said housing to receive light from said light source for conducting the light towards the distal end; at least one lighthead within said medical operating room, the at least one lighthead being adapted to direct light emitted from a distal end of a first fiber optic light conductor of said plurality of fiber optic light conductors towards said surgical site within said operating room; and, at least one light utility outlet disposed within said operating room, the at least one light utility outlet carrying a light emitting distal end of a second fiber optic light conductor of said plurality of fiber optic light conductors and including a mechanical attachment interface for selective mechanical connection to an associated light consuming medical accessory used during said surgical procedure.