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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2019
Invuity, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
David Wayne, Watsonville, CA (US);
Alex Vayser, Mission Veijo, CA (US);
Douglas Rimer, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Fernando Erismann, New York, NY (US);
Gaston Tudury, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Boutillette, San Francisco, CA (US);
Aaron Weiss, Oakland, CA (US);
Vladimir Zagatsky, San Francisco, CA (US);
Invuity, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical illumination apparatus comprises a fiber optic input, and illuminated surgical instrument, and an optical coupling bracket for coupling the fiber optic input to the illuminated surgical instrument. The coupling bracket comprises an elongate frame having a proximal end, a distal end, and a central channel extending therebetween, wherein the central channel is sized to receive and support optical fibers of the fiber optic input. The proximal end of the bracket is coupled to the fiber optic input, and the distal end of the bracket is coupled to an illumination element of the illuminated surgical instrument. The apparatus may further comprise a shroud disposed around the illumination element that is coupled to the bracket.