Patent ID: 7991260
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: A61B,G02B

Abstract:
1. A light-diffusing safety cap for use with a light cable having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to connect to a high intensity light source, the second end configured to connect to a endoscope, said safety cap comprising: a coupling member to releasably attach said safety cap to the second end of the light cable when the endoscope is not connected to the light cable, and a diffusing member to receive light from the high intensity light source via the light cable when the endoscope is not connected to the light cable, said diffusing member having an internal surface to diffuse the received light to reduce the intensity of the received light, and to emit the diffused light to an outside of the diffusing member when the endoscope is not connected to the light cable to provide an indication that the high intensity light source is activated, said diffusing member including a wall to define said internal surface such that when the high intensity light is received into said internal surface, said wall scatters rays of light outward through said wall to emit a lower-intensity light to the outside of the diffusing member.