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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Gheorghe Mihalca, North Chelmsford, MA (US);
Baoduy Tran, Wilmington, MA (US);
David Sonnenshein, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00016 (2013.01); A61B 1/00029 (2013.01); A61B 1/00126 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
Endoscopic systems and methods that provide wireless power transmission from a camera head to at least one solid-state light source housed in an endoscopic device. The endoscopic systems and methods employ a multi-stage electromagnetic induction coupling mechanism that can wirelessly transfer power from the camera head to an endocoupler, as well as from the endocoupler to the solid-state light source, while allowing axial rotational motion of at least the camera head, the endocoupler, and/or the endoscopic device relative to one another.