Aerodynamic surgical light and boom systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11744666-B2
Application number	US-202318107616-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2023
Priority date	Apr 16, 2021
Publication date	Sep 5, 2023
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023

Abstract

Disclosure herein are aerodynamic surgical lights and methods of manufacturing and use thereof. The aerodynamic surgical lights may include a light head made of one or more substantially tubular light housings. The substantially tubular light housings contain and protect a plurality of LED lights and their respective reflectors that aim a light beam toward the lower side of the substantially tubular light housings. The substantially tubular light housings are vertically elongate. The vertically elongated substantially tubular light housings include upper sections that are aerodynamically curved or pointed to streamline airflow past the light housings. The upper sections of the substantially tubular light housings are made of molded plastic resin reinforced with carbon fibers or glass fibers and the lower sections of the substantially tubular light housings are made of a clear moldable plastic.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An aerodynamic surgical light comprising:
a light head made of one or more substantially conical light housings, the one or more substantially conical light housings including a plurality of LED lights configured to emit a light beam toward a lower side of respective ones of the one or more substantially conical light housings;
wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings are vertically elongate with a vertical dimension at least 1.2 times greater than a horizontal width of the one or more substantially conical light housings, and the one or more substantially conical light housings include upper sections that are aerodynamically curved or pointed to streamline airflow past the one or more substantially conical light housings, the aerodynamic curves including at least one of a substantially parabolic shape, a substantially pointed shape, a substantially semicircular shape, and combinations thereof; and
a supporting boom system comprising one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms that connect the light head to a ceiling pedestal mount, wherein the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms are vertically elongate with a vertical dimension at least 1.2 times greater than a horizontal width of the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms;
wherein the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms include an upper section and a lower section that are aerodynamically curved or pointed to streamline airflow past the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms, the aerodynamic curves including at least one of a substantially parabolic shape, a substantially pointed shape, a substantially semicircular shape, and combinations thereof.

2. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 1 , wherein the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms are made of extruded aluminum.

3. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 2 , wherein the aerodynamically shaped boom arms include one or more internal struts extending from a one internal side to another internal side.

4. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 1 , wherein the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms are made of steel.

5. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 1 , wherein the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms include two or more of the aerodynamically shaped boom arms that are be positioned adjacent and parallel to each other, the two or more of the aerodynamically shaped boom arms joined together by one or more reinforcing struts extending between the two or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms.

6. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 5 , wherein the two or more of the aerodynamically boom arms are separated from each other creating a space between the two or more of the aerodynamically shaped boom arms to limit air flow obstruction by the two or more of the aerodynamically shaped boom arms.

7. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 5 , wherein the two or more of the aerodynamically shaped boom arms are separated from each other to form a beam structure.

8. An aerodynamic surgical light comprising:
a light head; including one or more substantially conical light housings configured to contain and protect a plurality of LED lights that direct a light beam toward a lower side of respective ones of the substantially conical light housings, wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings are vertically elongate with a vertical dimension at least 1.2 times a horizontal width of the one or more substantially conical light housings, wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings include an upper section that are aerodynamically curved or pointed to streamline airflow past the one or more substantially conical light housings, wherein the aerodynamic curves of the upper sections include at least one of substantially parabolic shapes, substantially pointed shapes, substantially semicircular shapes, and combinations thereof;
wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings are formed into one or more concentric substantially circular tubes with open spaces therebetween the one or more concentric substantially circular tubes, the one or more concentric substantially circular tubes connected together by spokes forming a wheel and spoke structure; and
a supporting boom system comprising one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms that connect the light head to a ceiling pedestal mount, wherein the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms are vertically elongate with a vertical dimension at least 1.2 times greater than a horizontal width;
wherein the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms include an upper section and a lower section that are aerodynamically curved or pointed to streamline airflow past the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms; and
the aerodynamic curves of the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms include at least one of a substantially parabolic shape, a substantially pointed shape, a substantially semicircular shape, and combinations thereof.

9. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 8 , wherein the aerodynamically shaped boom arms are made of extruded aluminum.

10. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 9 , wherein the aerodynamically shaped boom arms include one or more internal struts extending from one internal side to another internal side.

11. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 8 , wherein the aerodynamically shaped boom arms are made of steel.

12. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 8 , wherein the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms include two or more of the aerodynamically shaped boom arms may be positioned adjacent and parallel to each other, joined together by one or more reinforcing struts extending between the two or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms.

13. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 12 , wherein the two or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms are separated from each other creating a space between the two or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms to limit air flow obstruction past the boom arms.

14. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 12 , wherein the two or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms are separated from each other to form a beam structure.

15. An aerodynamic surgical light comprising:
a light head and a supporting boom system, the supporting boom system comprising one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms that connect the light head to a ceiling pedestal mount, wherein the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms are vertically elongate with a vertical dimension at least 1.2 times greater than a horizontal width;
wherein the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms include an upper section and a lower section that are aerodynamically curved or pointed to streamline airflow past the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms, wherein the aerodynamic curves include at least one of a substantially parabolic shape, a substantially pointed shape, a substantially semicircular shape, and combinations thereof; and
wherein the one or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms include two or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms are located adjacent and parallel to each other, and are joined together by one or more reinforcing struts extending between the two or more aerodynamically shaped boom arms.

16. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 15 , wherein the aerodynamically shaped boom arms are made of extruded aluminum.

17. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 16 , wherein the aerodynamically shaped boom arms include one or more internal struts extending from one internal side to another internal side.

18. The aerodynam

Assignees

• Augustine Biomedical Design Llc

Inventors

• Augustine Scott D

Classifications

• A61B90/30 Primary

  Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure · CPC title

• F21V21/28

  adjustable in more than one plane · CPC title

• F21V21/403

  for operation or dentist lamps · CPC title

• A61B2090/306

  using optical fibres · CPC title

• F21W2131/205

  for operating theatres · CPC title