US 12,336,864 B1
Illuminating surgical device
Anil Duggal, Lexington, KY (US); Paul Dobrovolskis, Ancaster (CA); Roel H Kusters, Sittard (NL); Edsger Constant Pieter Smits, Eindhoven (NL); and Stephan Harkema, Eindhoven (NL)
Assigned to Illumix Surgical Canada Inc., Ontario (CA)
Filed by Illumix Surgical Canada Inc., Bright's Grove (CA)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/834,719.
Application 17/834,719 is a continuation of application No. 16/377,219, filed on Apr. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,395,712.
Application 17/834,719 is a continuation of application No. 14/819,380, filed on Aug. 5, 2015, granted, now 10,292,784.
Application 16/377,219 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/311,031, filed on Dec. 5, 2011, granted, now 9,757,109, issued on Sep. 12, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/475,904, filed on Apr. 15, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/421,882, filed on Dec. 10, 2010.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); F21V 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 90/30 (2016.02) [A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); F21V 7/0025 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2090/309 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of constructing an illuminating surgical device, comprising:
arranging an array of illuminating elements over a substrate; and
forming an array of reflective devices to direct light from individual illuminating elements of the array of illuminating elements toward a target surgical field, individual reflectors of the array of reflective devices being oriented at an angle that reduces backscatter and increases illumination at the target surgical field.