Patent ID: 7726823

Claim:
In a surgical light/monitor system for use in a surgical theater, said light/monitor system having a central hub and at least one tubular support arm rotatable about said central hub, a cable management system for managing at least one cable extending through said support arm and through said hub, said cable management system comprised of: a spool disposed in a hub, said spool having an opening extending through a wall of said spool; and a cable carrier disposed within said support arm, said cable carrier dimensioned to contain at least one cable extending through said support arm, said cable carrier having a first end fixed relative to said support arm and a second end extending towards said hub, said cable carrier disposed in said support arm such that said cable carrier replicates upon itself to define a first run and a second run, said second end of said cable carrier being movable relative to said hub when said support arm rotates about said hub, wherein said first run shortens and said second run lengthens when said support arm rotates in a direction about said hub.