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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Kamil Makhnejia, Atlanta, GA (US);
James K. Rains, Marietta, GA (US);
Patrick William Strane, Atlanta, GA (US);
Lance Michael Black, Pearland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/128 (2013.01); A61B 1/00126 (2013.01); A61B 1/00137 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device reduces the risk of operating room fires caused by light sources by shielding the illuminated light cable from directly interacting with surgical drapes or patient skin. The device includes a silicone housing that mates circumferentially over existing endoscopic light cables and a thermal insulator can be positioned over the light emitting tip of the cable.