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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
May. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Invuity, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alex Vayser, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Fernando Erismann, New York, NY (US);
Gaston Tudury, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
INVUITY, INC., San Francisco, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); G06N 5/02 (2006.01); G09B 5/06 (2006.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); G02B 1/04 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06N 5/02 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); G02B 1/048 (2013.01); G02B 6/0001 (2013.01); G09B 5/06 (2013.01); G09B 19/003 (2013.01); A61B 1/0017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various surgical devices having integrated means of illuminating a surgical field are provided. Retractors, cannulas, suction devices and the like are disclosed having integrated optical waveguides coupleable to external lighting sources. The waveguides feature cladding layers configured to enhance transmission efficiency.