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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
May. 11, 2010
Philip Andrew Eckhoff, Bellevue, WA (US);
William Gates, Redmond, WA (US);
Peter L. Hagelstein, Carlisle, MA (US);
Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);
Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert Langer, Newton, MA (US);
Eric C. Leuthardt, St. Louis, MO (US);
Erez Lieberman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Nathan P. Myhrvold, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael Schnall-levin, Cambridge, MA (US);
Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
Philip Andrew Eckhoff, Bellevue, WA (US);
William Gates, Redmond, WA (US);
Peter L. Hagelstein, Carlisle, MA (US);
Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);
Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert Langer, Newton, MA (US);
Eric C. Leuthardt, St. Louis, MO (US);
Erez Lieberman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Nathan P. Myhrvold, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael Schnall-Levin, Cambridge, MA (US);
Clarence T. Tegreene, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
The Invention Science Fund I, LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Described embodiments include a system, apparatus, and method. A described system includes a power-receiving connector configured to be usable after sterilization, to releasably couple with a power-source connector, and configured to be carried by a health care provider proximate to a first body portion. If coupled, the power-receiving connector is operable to receive an electrical or radiant power from the power-source connector. The system also includes a power-output device configured to be usable after sterilization, to interact with a power-receiving device connected to a handheld medical device, and configured to be carried by the health care provider proximate to a second body portion. If interacting, the received electrical or radiant power is transferred from the power-output device to the power-receiving device. The system further includes a wearable connective structure configured to be usable after sterilization, and to transfer the received electrical or radiant power from the power-receiving connector to the power-output device.