Transcutaneous intravenous illuminator

Abstract

A transcutaneous illuminating apparatus comprising: a housing having a source of electrical energy provided therein, a support removably mounted on one end of the housing having a plurality of arms pivotally supported thereby at their proximate ends, each of the arms having mounted on its distal end illuminating lights, an electrical circuit including the source of power and the illuminating lights, a switch for selectively completing the circuit between the illuminating lights and the source of electrical energy thereby activating the illuminating lights, and rheostats provided in the circuit for selectively varying the intensity of each of the illuminating lights.

What is claimed as invention is: 
     
       1. A transcutaneous illuminating apparatus comprising: a. a housing having a source of electrical energy provided therein;   b. means removably mounted on one end of said housing for pivotally supporting a plurality of tubular members at their proximate end, each of said tubular members having mounted on its distal end illuminating means;   c. An electrical circuit including said source of .[.power.]. .Iadd.electrical energy .Iaddend.and said illuminating means;   d. means for selectively completing the circuit between said illuminating means and said source of electrical energy, thereby activating said illuminating means;   e. means provided in said circuit for selectively varying the intensity of each of said illuminating means; and   f. means for applying each of said illuminating means to the tissue area to be inspected.   
     
     
       2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said source of electrical energy is a battery. 
     
     
       3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said illuminating means is a halogen fiber optic light. 
     
     
       4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for selectively varying the intensity of each of said illuminating means is a rheostat provided in said circuit including said illuminating means and said source of electrical energy. 
     
     
       5. A transcutaneous illuminating apparatus comprising: a. a housing having a source of electrical energy provided therein;   b. means removably mounted on one end of said housing for pivotally supporting plurality of elongaged tubular members at their proximate end, each of said tubular members having mounted on its distal end halogen fiber optic illuminating means;   c. an electrical circuit including said source of .[.power.]. .Iadd.electrical energy .Iaddend.and said illuminating means;   d. means for selectively completing the circuit between said illuminating means and said source of electrical energy, thereby activating said illuminating means;   e. a rheostat provided in said circuit including said illuminating means and said source of electrical energy for selectively varying the intensity of each of said illuminating means; and   f. means for applying each of said illuminating means to the tissue area to be inspected, said means including means for spacing said illuminating means from said tissue area. .Iadd.   
     
     
       6.  A transcutaneous illuminating apparatus comprising: a. a housing receiving power thereinto from a source;   b. means mounted on one end of said housing for supporting a plurality of tubular members at their proximate end, each of said tubular members having mounted on its distal end illuminating means;   c. an electrical circuit between the source of power and said illuminating means;   d. means for completing the circuit between said illuminating means and said source of power, thereby activating said illuminating means;   e. means provided in said circuit for selectively varying the intensity of each of said illuminating means; and   f. means for applying each of said illuminating means to the tissue area to be inspected. .Iaddend. .Iadd.7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said power received is from a battery. .Iaddend. .Iadd.8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said illuminating means is a halogen fiber optic light. .Iaddend. .Iadd.9. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein said means for selectively varying the intensity of each of said illuminating means is a rheostat provided in said circuit including said illuminating means and said power received. .Iaddend. .Iadd.10. A transcutaneous illuminating apparatus comprising:   a. a housing;   b. means removably mounted on one end of the housing for pivotally supporting a plurality of elongated tubular members at their proximate end, each of the tubular members having mounted on its distal end fiber optic illuminating means;   c. a source of power to the illuminating means;   d. means for selectively completing a circuit between the illuminating means and the source of power, thereby activating the illuminating means;   e. means for selectively varying the intensity of each of the illuminating means; and   f. means for applying each of said illuminating means to the tissue area to be inspected, said means including means for spacing said illuminating means from said tissue area. .Iaddend. .Iadd.11. The apparatus in claim 10, wherein the source of power is electrical energy. .Iaddend. .Iadd.12. The apparatus in claim 10, wherein the means for varying the intensity of each of the illuminating means comprises a rheostat. .Iaddend. .Iadd.13. A transcutaneous illuminating apparatus comprising:   a. a housing;   b. at least a pair of tubular members pivotally mounted on a first end of the housing, each of the tubular members having mounted illuminating means thereon;   c. a source of light;   d. means for transmitting a light beam from the source of light to the illuminating means;   e. means for selectively varying the intensity of the beam light to the illuminating means; and   f. means for applying each of the illuminating means to the tissue area to be inspected. .Iaddend. .Iadd.14. A transcutaneous illuminating apparatus comprising:   a. a housing having a source of energy provided therein;   b. means mounted on one end of the housing for pivotally supporting a plurality of elongated tubular members at their proximate end, each of the tubular members having mounted on its distal end fiber optic illuminating means;   c. a circuit between the source of energy and the illuminating means;   d. means for selectively completing the circuit between the illuminating means and the source of energy, thereby activating the illuminating means;   e. means for selectively varying the intensity of light to the illuminating means; and   f. means for applying each of the illuminating means to the tissue area to be inspected. .Iaddend. .Iadd.15. The apparatus in claim 14, wherein the means for varying the intensity of the illuminating means comprises a rheostat. .Iaddend. .Iadd.16. The apparatus in claim 14, wherein the means for applying the illuminating means to the tissue area to be inspected further includes means for spacing the illuminating means from the tissue area. .Iaddend. .Iadd.17. The apparatus in claim 14, wherein the means for applying each of the illuminating means to the tissue area to be inspected further includes a pair of skids in firm contact with the skin of the area to be inspected in order to draw the skin taut around the area to be inspected. .Iaddend.