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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. 18, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Diane L. Colgan, Potomac, MD (US);
James H. Layer, Cooper City, FL (US);
Kenneth Solovay, Weston, FL (US);
Tom Jacobs, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Assignee:
GMP Surgical Solutions, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/728 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/728 ;
Abstract
A lighting accessory stem using fiberoptic illumination is provided. In certain embodiments, the lighting accessory system is combinable with a hand tool, for example a forceps, to illuminate the grasping tips of the tool. The lighting accessory system provides an illuminable tool whereby an object may be illuminated and grasped while being illuminated without obstruction by the illumination means. In certain embodiments, the lighting accessory system may be used for medical or surgical tools.