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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2010
Michael C. Doody, Knoxville, TN (US);
William T. Milam, Maryville, TN (US);
Michael C. Doody, Knoxville, TN (US);
William T. Milam, Maryville, TN (US);
SensorMed, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
A light-diffusing safety cap for use with a light cable that couples an endoscope to a high intensity light source. The light-diffusing safety cap can be detachably or releasably coupled, in lieu of the endoscope, to the light cable, such that when the high intensity light source emits a high intensity light and the endoscope is not connected to the light cable, the light-diffusing safety cap reduces the intensity of the high intensity light emitted to the environment and provides an indication that the high intensity light source is activated when the endoscope is not connected to the light cable.