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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2022
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Thomas Newton, Vancouver, CA;
Pedro A. Perez, Hollister, CA (US);
Paul Oh Hwang, San Jose, CA (US);
Benjamin Hyman Feingold, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vitaliy I. Tkachenko, Vancouver, CA;
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A light cable for conveying light from a light source to an endoscope includes a first connector at a proximal end of the light cable for connecting to the light source; a second connector at a distal end of the light cable for connecting to the endoscope; a light guide for conveying light received from the light source to the endoscope; a first wireless antenna positioned at the proximal end for wireless communication with the light source; and a second wireless antenna positioned at the distal end for wireless communication with the endoscope.