Abstract: A cuff system includes a flexible substantially tubular sheath having a distal end, a proximal end, a central longitudinal axis, and a central channel extending along the longitudinal axis. The system also includes a first guide disposed at the proximal end of the sheath. The first guide is configured to control insertion of a cuff connector into the central channel in a first direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The system further includes an orifice proximate the distal end of the sheath. The orifice is configured to enable fluid connection between a portion of the cuff connector and an inflatable cuff while a remainder of the cuff connector is disposed within the central channel.

Abstract: The invention includes a luminaire especially for medical use. The luminaire provides the user with a solid state integral light source that illuminates the subject while allowing the user to move around untethered. The luminaire further allows the user to connect a remote, high-intensity light source via a fiber optic cable when the situation requires high-intensity light. A selector mirror or turret allows the user to select the output of the luminaire, whether it's the internal light source or the remote light source.

Abstract: The invention comprises, in one form thereof, a surgical headlight having a hybrid design wherein a first low power light source, such as a LED is fixed to a headband such that the surgical headlight is untethered. The surgical headlight further comprises a coupling means that allows for subsequent tethering to a high power light source, such as a fiber-optic light source. The device allows the surgeon to project a spot of light where he needs it, and the ability to plug into a more powerful light source, such as a fiber optic light source, to thereby boost the light to levels that may be required over and above what the low power light source, such as a LED is capable of producing alone.