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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Intersect Ent International Gmbh, Hennigsdorf, DE;
Inventor:
Kevin Richard Simpson, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Fiagon GmbH, Hennigsdorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/227 (2006.01); A61B 1/233 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/227 (2013.01); A61B 1/233 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described here is an illumination assembly designed to be removably coupled with a variety of other medical instruments, particularly instruments having a tube, channel, or lumen through which a light wire optical fiber can pass through. The illumination assembly has a self-contained power source and is lightweight, allowing for use with a wide variety of instruments. In particular, the present illumination assembly is considered for use with medical device instruments routinely used for ear, nose, and throat (ENT) procedures by otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, and other ENT physicians.