Patent ID: 6304712
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: A61C,G02B

Abstract:
An appliance for use in combination with a light source to illuminate the body cavity of a medical or dental patient, said appliance comprising:a fiberoptic conductor having a proximal first end for operably engaging the light source and an opposite, distal end that carries a discharge end fitting; andan elongate, substantially solid rod composed of a light conducting material and having an inlet fitting for communicably and releasably receiving said discharge end fitting of said fiberoptic conductor, whereby light from the light source is transmitted through said fiberoptic light conductor and said inlet fitting into said rod for conduction therethrough, said rod being longitudinally bendable and having means for sustaining said rod in a selected shape into which said rod is bent, said rod further including an exterior surface that comprises a light projecting material for directing light conducted through the rod into the patient's body cavity.