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Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2023
Applicant:

Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Inventors:

Eric Alexander Hereford, North Richland Hills, TX (US);

Sean Victor Hastings, Flower Mound, TX (US);

Assignee:

Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 47/19 (2020.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); H05B 47/12 (2020.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01); H05B 47/165 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 47/19 (2020.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); H05B 47/12 (2020.01); H05B 47/125 (2020.01); H05B 47/155 (2020.01); H05B 47/165 (2020.01);
Abstract

Described herein are systems, methods, and programming to control light sources within a medical environment to avoid distracting a user (e.g., surgeon, nurse, medical staff, etc.) and/or inducing alarm fatigue. Some examples include determining that a setting of at least one light source of a medical environment is to be adjusted for use during a medical procedure. A determination may be made that the at least one light source is to be adjusted to a predefined setting associated with the medical procedure. The setting of the at least one light source may be adjusted to the predefined setting. This predefined setting may reduce the likelihood that the emitted light will distract the user while the medical procedure is being performed.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hereford, Eric. (2026). Light pollution reduction techniques for medical environments (U.S. Patent No. 12745337). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12745337

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