Lerner, David, Littenberg & Samuel
Method of making autoclavable instrument with sintered fiber glass rod
 An autoclavable instrument, such as an autoclavable laryngoscope, is provided which includes fiber optics illuminating means and is especially adapted for medical and/or dental applications. The illuminating means includes an elongated sintered glass rod formed from an oriented fiber optics bundle comprising a plurality of glass fibers. The elongated glass rod may include curved or bent portions so as to conform to the contours of the instrument. A method is also provided for making an instrument as described above. 
Vicon Products Corporation
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James J. Paul Leonard
Lewis Binner Scrivo