Lighted surgical retractors with LED illumination light engines
Lighting systems for surgical retractors.
1 . An illuminated surgical retractor comprising:
a retractor having a handle portion and a blade portion;
a light emitting diode disposed on the blade portion;
a battery disposed on the handle portion;
a conductor for delivering power from the battery to the LED;
means for releasably securing the battery, conductor and LED to the retractor.
2 . An illuminated surgical retractor comprising:
a retractor having a handle portion and a blade portion;
a light emitting diode disposed on the handle portion;
a battery disposed on the handle portion;
a lens disposed on the blade portion;
a optical fiber for delivering light from the LED to the lens;
means for releasably securing the battery, conductor and LED to the retractor.
3 . A light engine for use with a surgical retractor comprising:
a light emitting diode adapted for mounting on a blade portion of the retractor;
a battery adapted for mounting on a handle portion of the retractor;
a conductor for delivering power from the battery to the LED;
each of said light emitting diode, battery, and conductor being disposed upon a releasably securable tape for releasably securing the light engine to the retractor.
4 . A light engine for use with a surgical retractor comprising:
a light emitting diode adapted for mounting on a handle portion of the retractor;
a battery adapted for mounting on a handle portion of the retractor;
a lens adapted for mounting on a blade portion of the retractor;
a optical fiber for delivering light from the light emitting diode to the lens;
each of said light emitting diode, battery, lens and optical fiber being disposed upon a releasably securable tape for releasably securing the light engine to the retractor.