20240055905. Surgical Instrument Wireless Charging System simplified abstract (Stryker Corporation)
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Surgical Instrument Wireless Charging System
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
James Novorita of Otsego MI (US)
Thomas Puvogel of Kalamazoo MI (US)
Burton Judson of Kalamazoo MI (US)
Ian Dalrymple of Comstock Township MI (US)
Surgical Instrument Wireless Charging System - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240055905 titled 'Surgical Instrument Wireless Charging System
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a wireless charging device for charging multiple surgical instrument batteries simultaneously. The device includes power transfer coils and RF antennas in the housing, with each charging bay having a different coil and antenna for communication with the batteries.
- The wireless charging device can charge multiple surgical instrument batteries at the same time.
- Each charging bay has a dedicated power transfer coil and RF antenna for efficient charging and communication.
- The device switches between communication with different batteries in different bays to prevent interference.
- The RF antennas operate in the same frequency band for consistent communication.
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- Potential Applications
- Medical facilities for charging surgical instrument batteries efficiently.
- Operating rooms to ensure surgical instruments are always powered and ready for use.
- Problems Solved
- Simultaneous charging of multiple surgical instrument batteries.
- Efficient communication with each battery to monitor charging status.
- Benefits
- Streamlined charging process for surgical instruments.
- Prevents interference between batteries during charging.
- Ensures surgical instruments are always powered and ready for use.
Original Abstract Submitted
wireless charging systems and methods for wirelessly charging batteries for powering surgical instruments. a wireless charging device includes a housing defining wireless charging bays for receiving and charging multiple surgical instrument batteries simultaneously. power transfer coils and rf antennas are disposed in the housing, with each of the wireless charging bays being associated with a different power transfer coil for wirelessly charging a received battery and with a different rf antenna for wirelessly communicating with the received battery. the rf antennas are each configured to communicate in a same frequency band. the wireless charging device is configured to communicate with a battery received by a first of the wireless charging bays using the rf antenna associated with the first wireless charging bay during a first period while preventing the rf antenna associated with a second of the wireless charging bays from communicating with a battery received by the second wireless charging bay. responsive to the first period elapsing, the wireless charging device is configured to communicate with the battery received by the second wireless charging bay using the rf antenna associated with the second wireless charging bay during a second period while preventing the rf antenna associated with the first wireless charging bay from communicating with the battery received by the first wireless charging bay.
