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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2023
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Aaron Furman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Scott Batzer, Plainwell, MI (US);
Justin Mclouth, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Darren Schaaf, Portage, MI (US);
Adithya Chandrashekharan, Portage, MI (US);
Kerry Castor, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Gwynneth St. John, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Ed Crampton, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
An accessory dock is described, the accessory dock for docking wireless accessories that are configured to be used with a medical device. The accessory dock has at least one docking receptacle configured to receive a wireless accessory. In some examples, the wireless accessory receives power from the medical device upon being positioned within a threshold distance of the medical device to charge a battery of the wireless accessory. In some examples, the wireless accessory pairs with the medical device upon being positioned within a threshold distance of the medical device. In some examples, a processor of the medical device causes performance of an accessory health check upon the wireless accessory being docked in the docking receptacle, the accessory health check for determining a readiness of the wireless accessory.