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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2000
Christopher M. Cashman, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Keith Wells, Marietta, GA (US);
Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A fiber optic cable to be used with surgical instruments is provided wherein the cable is temporarily attached to the surgical instrument with which it is used, and mounted in an open design to allow illumination to a wider portion of the targeted area such that an entire surgical pocket may be illuminated, and the cables provided can be disposable without requiring permanent attachment to an instrument or development of surgical instruments permanently incorporating a light source by providing a plurality of guide members on the surgical instrument so the cable may be threaded through the guides and preferably engaged by at least one of the guides.