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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy C Maus, North Bellmore, NY (US);
Anthony P Cappo, New York, NY (US);
Lars E Tibbling, Highland Lakes, NJ (US);
Malcolm MacFarlane, Brookfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Tomey Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
351221 ; 351205 ; 351208 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for illuminating a portion of a patient's body includes an enclosure having a generally smoothly curved shape, an internal light-scattering surface, and an opening. A light source provides light to a portion of the light-scattering surface within the enclosure so as to illuminate the surface via scattering of the light on the surface. An at least partially transparent member is positioned within the enclosure so that scattered light passes through it and through the opening.