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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2024
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Sean Christopher Laughery, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Bryan Christian Mohney, Schoolcraft, MI (US);
Burton Connor Judson, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Daniel Scott Gunnett, Portage, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A system for charging a battery is provided. The system including a battery, a sterile barrier for encasing the battery, a charging device including a charging bay, and a charging controller. The battery includes a battery controller. The charging bay includes a first antenna for establishing communication with a battery controller of the battery encased in the sterile barrier in response to the battery being within a proximity of the charging bay and a second antenna for providing charging power to the battery encased in the sterile barrier. The charging controller detects whether the first antenna has established communication with the battery in response to the battery being within the proximity of the charging bay and provides charging power to the battery via the second antenna in response to detecting that the first antenna has established communication with the battery.