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PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT DEVICE

Application US20260076534A1 Kind: A1 Mar 19, 2026

Assignee

Welch Allyn, Inc.

Inventors

Raymond A. Lia, Steven R. Slawson, Robert L. Vivenzio, John R. Strom, Michael T. McMahon, David G. Perkins, Kenneth V. Coon, Paul DeLucia, Richard H. Weitzel, Thaddeus J. Wawro, Scott Andrew Martin, Lei Guo, David M. Babson

Abstract

An instrument head is provided for attachment to a plurality of instrument handles having different power profiles. The instrument head contains an illumination assembly including at least one LED as well as a drive circuit for detecting a power profile of an attached instrument handle and converting variable voltages received from the attached instrument handle to a constant current for powering the at least one LED based on the power profile. Accordingly, the instrument head enables use with a plurality of instrument handles, including those originally configured for use only with incandescent light sources.

CPC Classifications

A61B 1/227 A61B 1/00006 A61B 1/00032 A61B 1/00052 A61B 1/00105 A61B 1/00108 A61B 1/00124 A61B 1/00128 A61B 1/00195 A61B 3/0091 A61B 3/12 A61B 3/1208

Filing Date

2025-11-21

Application No.

19397329