AU3067692A - Surgical instrument with stick-on fiber-optic viewing system - Google Patents

Surgical instrument with stick-on fiber-optic viewing system

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Publication number
AU3067692A
AU3067692A AU30676/92A AU3067692A AU3067692A AU 3067692 A AU3067692 A AU 3067692A AU 30676/92 A AU30676/92 A AU 30676/92A AU 3067692 A AU3067692 A AU 3067692A AU 3067692 A AU3067692 A AU 3067692A
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Prior art keywords
stick
fiber
surgical instrument
viewing system
optic viewing
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Abandoned
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AU30676/92A
Inventor
Thomas C. Barthel
Miles A. Finn
Whitney A McFarlin
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Clarus Medical Systems Inc
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Clarus Medical Systems Inc
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Publication of AU3067692A publication Critical patent/AU3067692A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/28—Surgical forceps
    • A61B17/29—Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B50/30—Containers specially adapted for packaging, protecting, dispensing, collecting or disposing of surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments
    • A61B50/33—Trays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
    • G02B23/26—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes using light guides
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/04—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres
    • G02B6/06—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres the relative position of the fibres being the same at both ends, e.g. for transporting images
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B50/00—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers
    • A61B2050/005—Containers, covers, furniture or holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments, e.g. sterile covers with a lid or cover
    • A61B2050/0065—Peelable cover
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/08—Accessories or related features not otherwise provided for
    • A61B2090/0813—Accessories designed for easy sterilising, i.e. re-usable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/30—Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
    • A61B2090/306—Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure using optical fibres
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/36—Image-producing devices or illumination devices not otherwise provided for
    • A61B90/361—Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras
    • A61B2090/3614—Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras using optical fibre

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Astronomy & Astrophysics (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
AU30676/92A 1992-11-06 1992-11-06 Surgical instrument with stick-on fiber-optic viewing system Abandoned AU3067692A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US1992/009564 WO1994011771A1 (en) 1992-11-06 1992-11-06 Surgical instrument with stick-on fiber-optic viewing system

Publications (1)

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AU3067692A true AU3067692A (en) 1994-06-08

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WO (1) WO1994011771A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6296608B1 (en) 1996-07-08 2001-10-02 Boston Scientific Corporation Diagnosing and performing interventional procedures on tissue in vivo

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DE3483464D1 (en) * 1983-12-19 1990-11-29 Raychem Sa Nv BRANCH FOR OPTICAL FIBERS.
US4597030A (en) * 1985-01-31 1986-06-24 American Hospital Supply Corporation Surgical illuminator
JPS63277030A (en) * 1987-05-09 1988-11-15 Mitsubishi Cable Ind Ltd Catheter-shaped fiberscope
US4825850A (en) * 1988-05-13 1989-05-02 Opielab, Inc. Contamination protection system for endoscope control handles
US5039198A (en) * 1989-08-02 1991-08-13 Vanbeek Allen L Stereoscopic microsurgery system

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