Patent 9402643 was granted and assigned to Novartis on August, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An illuminated surgical instrument has a working area located near an end of the instrument. An array of optical fibers terminates near the end of the instrument. The array of optical fibers is located adjacent to the instrument such that the array of optical fibers provides targeted illumination to the working area only on one side of the instrument.