Aerodynamic surgical light and boom systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11903773-B2
Application number	US-202318222697-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2023
Priority date	Apr 16, 2021
Publication date	Feb 20, 2024
Grant date	Feb 20, 2024

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 including one or more substantially conical light housings, the one or more substantially conical light housings each including a plurality of LED lights configured to aim a light beam toward a lower side of the one or more substantially conical light housings;
wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings have a vertically elongate shape including a vertical dimension at least 1.2 times greater than a horizontal width;
wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings each include an upper section that is aerodynamically curved or pointed to streamline airflow past the one or more substantially conical light housings;
wherein the aerodynamic curve or point include at least one of a substantially parabolic shape, a substantially pointed shape, a substantially semicircular shape, and combinations thereof; and
the one or more substantially conical light housings are connected together to form a center of mass where the one or more substantially conical light housings connect to a supporting boom system.

2. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 1 , wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings are formed into one or more concentric substantially circular tubes with open spaces between the one or more concentric substantially circular tubes.

3. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 2 , wherein the open spaces comprise greater than 30% of a projected surface area of the respective one or more substantially conical light housings.

4. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 2 , wherein the one or more concentric substantially circular tubes with open spaces between the one or more concentric substantially circular tubes are connected together by spokes forming a wheel and spoke structure.

5. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 4 , wherein a ball and socket joint and a light handle are connected to a center of the wheel and spoke structure.

6. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of LED lights in the one or more concentric substantially circular tubes are each mounted on axils that allow each of the plurality of LED lights to pivot from a first position shining straight downward collectively creating a cylinder of light to a second position shining inward collectively creating a cone of light.

7. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 6 , wherein adjacent axils of adjacent lights are coupled to each other by flexible couplings such that positioning of one or more LED lights of the plurality of LED lights change a position of all of the plurality of LED lights in each substantially circular tube between the first position and the second position.

8. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 7 , wherein the flexible couplings include ball-shaped Allen wrench heads and sockets connectors.

9. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 1 , wherein the upper section of the one or more substantially conical light housings are each made of plastic resin reinforced with carbon fibers or glass fibers and a lower section of the one or more substantially conical light housings are each made of a clear plastic.

10. An aerodynamic surgical light comprising:
a light head including one or more substantially conical light housings that each include a plurality of LED lights configured to direct light emitted from the plurality of LED lights toward a lower side of the respective one of the one or more substantially conical light housings;
wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings have a vertically elongate shape including a vertical dimension at least 1.2 times greater than a horizontal width;
wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings each include an upper section that has an aerodynamic curve that includes at least one of a substantially parabolic shape, a substantially pointed shape, a substantially semicircular shape, and combinations thereof;
wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings are formed into two or more concentric substantially circular tubes with open spaces between the two or more concentric substantially circular tubes, wherein the open spaces comprise greater than 30% of a projected surface area of the respective housing.

11. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 10 , comprising:
a plurality of spokes connected to the two or more concentric substantially circular tubes to form a wheel and spoke structure.

12. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 11 , wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings are connected together to form a center of mass where each of the one or more substantially conical light housings are configured to connect to a supporting boom system.

13. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 12 , comprising:
a ball and socket joint and a light handle connected to the center of the wheel and spoke structure.

14. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of LED lights in the two or more concentric substantially circular tubes are each mounted on axils that allow the light to pivot from a first position shining straight downward collectively creating a cylinder of light to a second position shining inward collectively creating a cone of light.

15. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 14 , wherein adjacent axils of adjacent ones of the plurality of LED lights are coupled to each other through flexible couplings allowing positioning of one or more of the plurality of LED lights to dictate a position of all of the plurality of LED lights in each substantially circular tube.

16. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 15 , wherein the flexible couplings include ball-shaped Allen wrench heads and sockets connectors.

17. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 10 , wherein the upper section of each of the one or more substantially conical light housings is made of plastic resin reinforced with carbon fibers or glass fibers and a lower section of each of the one or more substantially conical light housings are made of a clear plastic.

18. An aerodynamic surgical light comprising:
a light head made of one or more substantially conical light housings each including a plurality of LED lights that direct light toward a lower side of the one or more substantially conical light housings;
wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings each have a shape that is vertically elongate with a vertical dimension at least 1.2 times a horizontal dimension;
wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings include upper sections that have a shape that is aerodynamically curved or pointed to streamline airflow past the one or more substantially conical light housings, wherein the shape is at least one of substantially parabolic shapes, substantially pointed shapes, substantially semicircular shapes, and combinations thereof; and
wherein the one or more substantially conical light housings are formed into two or more concentric substantially circular tubes with open spaces between the two or more concentric substantially circular tubes, wherein the two or more concentric substantially circular tubes are connected together by spokes forming a wheel and spoke structure.

19. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 18 , wherein the open spaces comprise greater than 30% of a projected surface area of respective housing.

20. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of LED lights in the two or more concentric substantially circular tubes th

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