Patent ID: 6464383
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A61B,F21V,F21W,G02B,Y10S

Abstract:
A surgical task light for use in an associated operating room including a ceiling, a floor, and a table on the floor supporting a patient, the surgical task light comprising:a light source adapted to generate light; an elongate optical fiber adapted to conduct said light generated by the light source, the elongate optical fiber having a proximal end for receiving said light generated by said light source and a distal end for emitting said light; a manually manipulatable support member adapted to support the optical fiber relative to the ceiling of the associated operating room and to hold the distal end of the optical fiber in a plurality of selected positions in close proximity to the patient; and, a manual lens device including a housing carried on an end of the support member adjacent said patient, the manual lens device including at least one lens movable relative to said distal end of the optical fiber based on movement of said housing for focusing the light emitted from the distal end of the optical fiber into a desired selected pattern.