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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
May. 18, 2020
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Gianni Boccoleri, Lantana, TX (US);
David Chase, Southlake, TX (US);
Udo Tockweiler, Immendingen, DE;
Frank Reiser, Schwenningen, DE;
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A suspension arm assembly including at least two members relatively rotatable about each other at a joint, with at least one of the joints comprising an infinite rotation joint. The infinite rotation joint allows the members at the infinite rotation joint to have unlimited rotation relative to one another. The infinite rotation joint is configured to pass at least an optical signal therethrough. The infinite rotation joint includes a stator and a rotor. At least two portions of the infinite rotation joint are separable and can automatically form a unit when adjacent arms are connected together such that the infinite rotation joint can be separated into the at least two portions. The at least two portions are configured to be automatically connected to allow the optical signal to pass therethrough once the at least two portions are engaged.