US3195536A - Illuminated appliances - Google Patents
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- US3195536A US3195536A US221498A US22149862A US3195536A US 3195536 A US3195536 A US 3195536A US 221498 A US221498 A US 221498A US 22149862 A US22149862 A US 22149862A US 3195536 A US3195536 A US 3195536A
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
- A61B1/06—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements
- A61B1/07—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements using light-conductive means, e.g. optical fibres
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F21—LIGHTING
- F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10S385/00—Optical waveguides
- Y10S385/902—Nonbundle fiberscope devices
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- 5. AN ILLUMINATED APPLICATOR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: (A) A HANDLE COMPRISING A TUBULAR WALL DEFINING A PASSAGE HAVING OPPOSING OPENINGS, SAID HANDLE ALSO INCLUDING A SLOT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID WALL; (B) A LIGHT-CONDUCTING APPLICATOR INSERTED IN SAID PASSAGE THROUGH ONE OF SAID OPENINGS; (C) A FIBER OPTIC LIGHT-TRANSMITTING MEANS INSERTED IN SAID PASSAGE THROUGH SAID OTHER OPENING IN AN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID APPLICATOR; AND (D) MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID FIBER OPTIC LIGHT-TRANSMITTING MEANS AND A SECOND
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US221498A US3195536A (en) | 1962-09-05 | 1962-09-05 | Illuminated appliances |
US433242A US3265881A (en) | 1962-09-05 | 1964-12-15 | Light source for illuminated appliances |
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US221498A US3195536A (en) | 1962-09-05 | 1962-09-05 | Illuminated appliances |
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US3195536A true US3195536A (en) | 1965-07-20 |
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US221498A Expired - Lifetime US3195536A (en) | 1962-09-05 | 1962-09-05 | Illuminated appliances |
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Cited By (26)
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US3285242A (en) * | 1963-07-01 | 1966-11-15 | American Cystoscope Makers Inc | Surgical headlight and light source |
US3397457A (en) * | 1965-01-22 | 1968-08-20 | Iota Cam Corp | Dental drill |
US3638013A (en) * | 1969-04-02 | 1972-01-25 | Fiber Photics Inc | Dental apparatus utilizing fiber optics |
US4037588A (en) * | 1975-09-11 | 1977-07-26 | Richard Wolf Gmbh | Laryngoscopes |
US4086919A (en) * | 1976-07-09 | 1978-05-02 | Bullard James R | Laryngoscope |
US4110820A (en) * | 1975-12-24 | 1978-08-29 | Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. | Spare lamp holding device for a light supply device for endoscope |
US4592344A (en) * | 1980-07-25 | 1986-06-03 | Scheer Peter M | Combination illuminator and lip and cheek expander |
US4785796A (en) * | 1986-09-12 | 1988-11-22 | Mattson Philip D | Otoscope and flexible, disposable curette for use therewith |
US4807599A (en) * | 1987-05-08 | 1989-02-28 | Med-Struments, Inc. | Illuminating tongue depressor |
US4898172A (en) * | 1986-04-18 | 1990-02-06 | Grable Richard J | Optical light probe |
US4905669A (en) * | 1987-09-28 | 1990-03-06 | James R. Bullard | Laryngoscope |
USRE33234E (en) * | 1985-07-24 | 1990-06-19 | Kim Landry | Transcutaneous intravenous illuminator |
US4947829A (en) * | 1988-05-10 | 1990-08-14 | Bullard James R | Modular blade laryngoscope |
US5003963A (en) * | 1987-09-28 | 1991-04-02 | James Roger Bullard | Laryngoscope |
US5035232A (en) * | 1987-10-24 | 1991-07-30 | Aesculap Ag | Retractor |
US5125923A (en) * | 1991-05-30 | 1992-06-30 | Sorenson Laboratories, Inc. | Laser surgical instrument |
US5186714A (en) * | 1992-05-18 | 1993-02-16 | Yab Revo-Tech Inc. | Multifunctional surgical instrument |
US5318009A (en) * | 1993-03-03 | 1994-06-07 | Scientific Medical Programs, Inc. | Illuminated tongue depressor |
US5554112A (en) * | 1992-10-09 | 1996-09-10 | Birtcher Medical Systems, Inc. | Minimally invasive irrigator/aspirator surgical probe and method of using same |
US5643221A (en) * | 1990-05-04 | 1997-07-01 | Bullard; James Roger | Controlled targeting laryngoscope |
US5800342A (en) * | 1994-03-18 | 1998-09-01 | Lee; Jai S. | Method of endotracheal intubation |
USD423669S (en) * | 1999-01-08 | 2000-04-25 | Bionix Development Corporation | Curette |
USD428489S (en) * | 1998-09-09 | 2000-07-18 | Bionix Development Corp. | Ear curette |
US9675332B2 (en) | 2012-01-13 | 2017-06-13 | Aesculap Ag | Surgical retractor |
US9826920B2 (en) | 2012-01-20 | 2017-11-28 | Deepak Pahuja | Disposable dual tipped ear curette incorporating depth measurement system |
US9872676B2 (en) | 2013-03-21 | 2018-01-23 | Aesculap Ag | Surgical retractor |
Citations (8)
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US1326300A (en) * | 1919-12-30 | Iighi ibanshiiting subglcal device | ||
US1965865A (en) * | 1932-06-29 | 1934-07-10 | John L Thompson | Safety light |
US2244114A (en) * | 1940-01-08 | 1941-06-03 | Noir Etienne | Multiple flash bulb carrier for photography |
US2412340A (en) * | 1944-09-08 | 1946-12-10 | Ibm | Projection apparatus for the creation of illusory effects |
US2514892A (en) * | 1946-10-05 | 1950-07-11 | Fairchild Polley & Eliel Inc | Photographic reproducing device |
US2936753A (en) * | 1956-06-28 | 1960-05-17 | Storz Karl | Endoscope |
US3020806A (en) * | 1957-10-10 | 1962-02-13 | Paul P Castrucci | Optical viewing system |
US3051166A (en) * | 1959-12-01 | 1962-08-28 | Avco Corp | Endoscope |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US1326300A (en) * | 1919-12-30 | Iighi ibanshiiting subglcal device | ||
US1965865A (en) * | 1932-06-29 | 1934-07-10 | John L Thompson | Safety light |
US2244114A (en) * | 1940-01-08 | 1941-06-03 | Noir Etienne | Multiple flash bulb carrier for photography |
US2412340A (en) * | 1944-09-08 | 1946-12-10 | Ibm | Projection apparatus for the creation of illusory effects |
US2514892A (en) * | 1946-10-05 | 1950-07-11 | Fairchild Polley & Eliel Inc | Photographic reproducing device |
US2936753A (en) * | 1956-06-28 | 1960-05-17 | Storz Karl | Endoscope |
US3020806A (en) * | 1957-10-10 | 1962-02-13 | Paul P Castrucci | Optical viewing system |
US3051166A (en) * | 1959-12-01 | 1962-08-28 | Avco Corp | Endoscope |
Cited By (28)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3285242A (en) * | 1963-07-01 | 1966-11-15 | American Cystoscope Makers Inc | Surgical headlight and light source |
US3397457A (en) * | 1965-01-22 | 1968-08-20 | Iota Cam Corp | Dental drill |
US3638013A (en) * | 1969-04-02 | 1972-01-25 | Fiber Photics Inc | Dental apparatus utilizing fiber optics |
US4037588A (en) * | 1975-09-11 | 1977-07-26 | Richard Wolf Gmbh | Laryngoscopes |
US4110820A (en) * | 1975-12-24 | 1978-08-29 | Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. | Spare lamp holding device for a light supply device for endoscope |
US4086919A (en) * | 1976-07-09 | 1978-05-02 | Bullard James R | Laryngoscope |
US4592344A (en) * | 1980-07-25 | 1986-06-03 | Scheer Peter M | Combination illuminator and lip and cheek expander |
USRE33234E (en) * | 1985-07-24 | 1990-06-19 | Kim Landry | Transcutaneous intravenous illuminator |
US4898172A (en) * | 1986-04-18 | 1990-02-06 | Grable Richard J | Optical light probe |
US4785796A (en) * | 1986-09-12 | 1988-11-22 | Mattson Philip D | Otoscope and flexible, disposable curette for use therewith |
US4807599A (en) * | 1987-05-08 | 1989-02-28 | Med-Struments, Inc. | Illuminating tongue depressor |
US4905669A (en) * | 1987-09-28 | 1990-03-06 | James R. Bullard | Laryngoscope |
US5003963A (en) * | 1987-09-28 | 1991-04-02 | James Roger Bullard | Laryngoscope |
US5035232A (en) * | 1987-10-24 | 1991-07-30 | Aesculap Ag | Retractor |
US4947829A (en) * | 1988-05-10 | 1990-08-14 | Bullard James R | Modular blade laryngoscope |
US5643221A (en) * | 1990-05-04 | 1997-07-01 | Bullard; James Roger | Controlled targeting laryngoscope |
US5125923A (en) * | 1991-05-30 | 1992-06-30 | Sorenson Laboratories, Inc. | Laser surgical instrument |
WO1992021299A1 (en) * | 1991-05-30 | 1992-12-10 | Sorenson Laboratories, Inc. | Laser surgical instrument |
US5186714A (en) * | 1992-05-18 | 1993-02-16 | Yab Revo-Tech Inc. | Multifunctional surgical instrument |
US5554112A (en) * | 1992-10-09 | 1996-09-10 | Birtcher Medical Systems, Inc. | Minimally invasive irrigator/aspirator surgical probe and method of using same |
US5318009A (en) * | 1993-03-03 | 1994-06-07 | Scientific Medical Programs, Inc. | Illuminated tongue depressor |
US5800342A (en) * | 1994-03-18 | 1998-09-01 | Lee; Jai S. | Method of endotracheal intubation |
US5840013A (en) * | 1994-03-18 | 1998-11-24 | Lee; Jai S. | Method of introducing a tubular member at a site in the body |
USD428489S (en) * | 1998-09-09 | 2000-07-18 | Bionix Development Corp. | Ear curette |
USD423669S (en) * | 1999-01-08 | 2000-04-25 | Bionix Development Corporation | Curette |
US9675332B2 (en) | 2012-01-13 | 2017-06-13 | Aesculap Ag | Surgical retractor |
US9826920B2 (en) | 2012-01-20 | 2017-11-28 | Deepak Pahuja | Disposable dual tipped ear curette incorporating depth measurement system |
US9872676B2 (en) | 2013-03-21 | 2018-01-23 | Aesculap Ag | Surgical retractor |
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Owner name: TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, THE Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:TRACOR, INC., (SEE RECORD FOR REMAINING GRANTORS);REEL/FRAME:004829/0701 Effective date: 19871216 Owner name: TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, THE,STATELESS Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:TRACOR, INC., (SEE RECORD FOR REMAINING GRANTORS);REEL/FRAME:004829/0701 Effective date: 19871216 |
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