Aerodynamic surgical light and boom systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11953185-B2
Application number	US-202318236619-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 22, 2023
Priority date	Apr 16, 2021
Publication date	Apr 9, 2024
Grant date	Apr 9, 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 toroidal light housings. The substantially toroidal 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 toroidal light housings. The substantially toroidal light housings are vertically elongate. The vertically elongated substantially toroidal light housings include upper sections that are aerodynamically curved or pointed to streamline airflow past the light housings. The upper sections of the substantially toroidal light housings are made of molded plastic resin reinforced with carbon fibers or glass fibers and the lower sections of the substantially toroidal light housings are made of a clear moldable plastic.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An aerodynamic surgical light comprising:
a light head comprising one or more light housings each having a geometric shape that is substantially toroidal shape, each defining a lower portion, and each defining an upper section that is aerodynamically curved or pointed in cross section to streamline airflow past respective ones of the one or more light housings, the one or more light housings each including a plurality of LED lights configured to direct a light beam toward the lower portion of respective ones of the one or more light housings;
wherein the upper section includes a shape of one or more of a substantially parabolic shape, a substantially pointed shape, and a substantially semicircular shape; and
wherein the one or more light housings are connected together to define a center of mass where the one or more light housings connect to a supporting boom system; and
a supporting boom system comprising one or more boom arms that are aerodynamically shaped and are configured to connect the light head to a ceiling pedestal mount, wherein the one or more boom arms are vertically elongate with a vertical dimension at least 1.2 times greater than a horizontal width of the one or more boom arms, the one or more boom arms including an upper section and a lower section that are together aerodynamically curved or pointed to streamline airflow past the one or more boom arms, the one or more boom arms each including a shape that is one or more of a substantially parabolic shape, a substantially pointed shape, and a substantially semicircular shape.

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

3. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 2 , wherein the one or more 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 boom arms are made of steel.

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

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

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

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

10. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 9 , wherein the one or more boom arms each 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 one or more boom arms are each made of steel.

12. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 8 , wherein two or more of the one or more boom arms are configured to be positioned adjacent and parallel to each other and are connected by one or more reinforcing struts extending between the two or more boom arms.

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

14. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 12 , wherein the two or more 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 boom arms are aerodynamically shaped and that connect the light head to a ceiling pedestal mount, wherein the one or more boom arms are vertically elongate, the one or more boom arms including an upper section and a lower section that are aerodynamically curved or pointed to streamline airflow past the one or more boom arms, wherein the upper section and the lower section define a shape that is one or more of a substantially parabolic shape, a substantially pointed shape, and a substantially semicircular shape;
wherein the one or more boom arms include two or more boom arms that are located adjacent and parallel to each other, and are joined together by one or more reinforcing struts extending between the two or more boom arms.

16. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 15 , wherein the one or more boom arms are made of extruded aluminum.

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

18. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 15 , wherein the one or more boom arms are made of steel.

19. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 15 , wherein the two or more boom arms are separated from each other to create a space between the two or more boom arms to reduce air flow obstruction through or over the two or more boom arms.

20. The aerodynamic surgical light of claim 15 , wherein the two or more boom arms are separated from each other to form a beam structure.

Assignees

• Augustine Biomedical Design Llc

Inventors

• Augustine Scott D

Classifications

• F21V21/28 Primary

  adjustable in more than one plane · CPC title

• A61B90/35

  Supports therefor · CPC title

• A61B2090/309

  using white LEDs · CPC title

• F21V21/403

  for operation or dentist lamps · CPC title

• F21W2131/205

  for operating theatres · CPC title