Surgical illumination system

1 . A surgical illumination system comprising:

a light source having at least one light element configured to emit a light beam, the light beam having a focal point at a focal point plane; and

an illumination microsurgical device removably coupled to the light source, the illumination microsurgical device comprising:

an optical fiber with a proximal portion configured to receive the light beam from the light source and a distal portion configured to emit the light beam from the light source, the proximal portion having an aperture opening,

wherein the optical fiber is integrated into the illumination microsurgical device, and

wherein the distal portion extends from an end of the illumination microsurgical device;

wherein the size of the focal point is less than the size of the aperture opening;

wherein the light source includes a source connector configured to receive the illumination microsurgical device and optically couple the optical fiber to the at least one light element.

2 . The surgical illumination system of claim 1 , wherein the illumination microsurgical device comprises a device connector at the proximal portion, the device connector being removably coupled to the light source.

3 . The surgical illumination system of claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises a bridge optical fiber between the at least one light element and the illumination microsurgical device, the bridge optical fiber receiving the light beam from the at least one light element and transmitting the light beam to the optical fiber of the illumination microsurgical device.

4 . The surgical illumination system of claim 3 , wherein the bridge optical fiber has a diameter equal to a diameter of the optical fiber.

5 . The surgical illumination system of claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises a light source housing holding the at least one light element, the light source comprising a control panel having at least one user input for controlling the at least one light element.

6 . The surgical illumination system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one light element comprises a red laser diode, a blue laser diode, and a green laser diode, the red laser diode configured to emit a red light beam in the red spectral range to the focal point, the blue laser diode configured to emit a blue light beam in the blue spectral range to the focal point, the green laser diode configured to emit a green light beam in the green spectral range to the focal point.

7 . The surgical illumination system of claim 6 , wherein the light source comprises a beam combiner configured to combine the red light beam, the blue light beam and the green light beam into the light beam and direct the light beam to the focal point.

8 . The surgical illumination system of claim 6 , wherein the red laser diode, the blue laser diode, and the green laser diode are independently controlled to change a color of the light beam, or to produce white light.

9 . The surgical illumination system of claim 1 , wherein the illumination microsurgical device comprises a surgical tool, wherein the surgical tool is at least one of a disposable light pipe, a tangential illuminator, an adjustable field output illuminator, an aspirating endoilluminator, a slit output illuminator, a chandelier illuminator, an irrigating chandelier, an illuminated cannula, or an illuminated laser probe.

10 . The surgical illumination system of claim 9 , wherein the distal portion of the optical fiber is movable relative to a distal end of the surgical tool to change an output angle of the light beam emitted from the illumination microsurgical device.

11 . The surgical illumination system of claim 10 , wherein the distal portion of the optical fiber is located interior of the surgical tool to provide a narrow output angle of the light beam and wherein the distal portion of the optical fiber is located beyond the distal end of the surgical tool to provide a wide output angle of the light beam.

12 . The surgical illumination system of claim 9 , wherein a distal end of the surgical tool is beveled to form a shield to block the light beam in one direction more than another direction.

13 . The surgical illumination system of claim 1 , wherein the optical fiber has a diameter of 200 microns or less.

14 . The surgical illumination system of claim 1 , further comprising at least two light elements wherein each light element has a discrete spectral range.

15 . The surgical illumination system of claim 1 , wherein the light source comprises a despeckling mechanism.