Patent ID: 7207694

Claim:
A light emitting diode, LED, operating and examination light system for illuminating an area on a subject for the performance of a medical operating procedure and medical examination with minimum heat generated and energy required in association with maximum efficiency comprising, in combination: a plurality of circular light emitting diodes with a circular focusing member positioned at a fixed common distance adjacent to each light emitting diode and a substrate in a common plane with a rear face and a parallel front face, the front face having a central section in a generally rectangular configuration securing the diodes in a common plane and forming rows and columns; a plurality of focusing member supports, each support having a circular large end supporting an associated lens and a circular small end secured to the substrate and surrounding an associated light emitting diode, whereby light from the light emitting diodes is focused by the focusing member and projected to a patient for operating and examination purposes; a protective cover fabricated of a translucent material with a central portion in an rectangular configuration overlying the central section of the substrate and four side portions at right angles to the central portion and coupling the central portion to the substrate, the side portions including two parallel long side portions with two parallel short side portions there between, the side portions having a common height sufficient to allow the protective cover to be spaced above the substrate and to totally encompass all of the light emitting diodes and their lenses and supports; a pair of laterally disposed cut out portions formed as extensions of the central section of the substrate adjacent to the two short side portions adapted to function as handles; and an articulated arm extending in a generally vertical orientation during operation and use with an upper end and a lower end, the articulated arm including a horizontal extension coupling the upper end of the articulated arm and the rear face of the substrate, and the articulated arm also including a pivotally coupling means affixed to the lower end of the articulated arm.