US4619249A
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Transcutaneous intravenous illuminator
Assignee: CREAGHAN FRANK C JR
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Filing: 1985-07-24
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Granted: 1986-10-28
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Expires: 2005-07-24
Abstract
Abstract A transcutaneous illuminating apparatus comprising: a housing having a source of electrical energy provided therein, a support removably mounted on one end of the housing having a plurality of arms pivotally supported thereby at their proximate ends, each of the arms having mounted on its distal end illuminating lights, an electrical circuit including the source of power and the illuminating lights, a switch for selectively completing the circuit between the illuminating lights and the source of electrical energy thereby activating the illuminating lights, and rheostats provided in the circuit for selectively varying the intensity of each of the illuminating lights.
Inventors
- 👤 Kim Landry
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:29
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/48; A61B5/4887; A61B5/489; A61B5/0059; A61B5/15; A61B5/150007; A61B5/150015; A61B5/15003; A61B5/150748; A61M; A61M5/00; A61M5/42; A61M5/427; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3403
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A transcutaneous illuminating apparatus comprising: a. a housing having a source of electrical energy provided therein; b. means removably mounted on one end of said housing for pivotally supporting a plurality of tubular members at their proximate end, each of said tubular members having mounted on its distal end illuminating means; c. an electrical circuit including said source of power and said illuminating means; d. means for selectively completing the circuit between said illuminating means and said source of electrical energy, thereby activating said illuminating means; e. means provided in said circuit for selectively varying the intensity of each of said illuminating means; and f. means for applying each of said illuminating means to the tissue area to be inspected.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A transcutaneous illuminating apparatus comprising: a. a housing having a source of electrical energy provided therein; b. means removably mounted on one end of said housing for pivotally supporting a plurality of tubular members at their proximate end, each of said tubular members having mounted on its distal end illuminating means; c. an electrical circuit including said source of power and said illuminating means; d. means for selectively completing the circuit between said illuminating means and said source of electrical energy, thereby activating said illuminating means; e. means provided in said circuit for selectively varying the intensity of each of said illuminating means; and f. means for applying each of said illuminating means to the tissue area to be inspected.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said source of electrical energy is a battery.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said illuminating means is a halogen fiber optic light.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for selectively varying the intensity of each of said illuminating means is a rheostat provided in said circuit including said illuminating means and said source of electrical energy.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
147 words
A transcutaneous illuminating apparatus comprising: a. a housing having a source of electrical energy provided therein; b. means removably mounted on one end of said housing for pivotally supporting plurality of elongaged tubular members at their proximate end, each of said tubular members having mounted on its distal end halogen fiber optic illuminating means; c. an electrical circuit including said source of power and said illuminating means; d. means for selectively completing the circuit between said illuminating means and said source of electrical energy, thereby activating said illuminating means; e. a rheostat provided in said circuit including said illuminating means and said source of electrical energy for selectively varying the intensity of each of said illuminating means; and f. means for applying each of said illuminating means to the tissue area to be inspected, said means including means for spacing said illuminating means from said tissue area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
147 words
A transcutaneous illuminating apparatus comprising: a. a housing having a source of electrical energy provided therein; b. means removably mounted on one end of said housing for pivotally supporting plurality of elongaged tubular members at their proximate end, each of said tubular members having mounted on its distal end halogen fiber optic illuminating means; c. an electrical circuit including said source of power and said illuminating means; d. means for selectively completing the circuit between said illuminating means and said source of electrical energy, thereby activating said illuminating means; e. a rheostat provided in said circuit including said illuminating means and said source of electrical energy for selectively varying the intensity of each of said illuminating means; and f. means for applying each of said illuminating means to the tissue area to be inspected, said means including means for spacing said illuminating means from said tissue area.
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