Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Endocoupler with induction coupling
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Application No.: US15522215Application Date: 2015-11-17
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Publication No.: US10582833B2Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Gheorghe Mihalca , Baoduy Tran , David Sonnenshein
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis
- Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- International Application: PCT/US2015/060993 WO 20151117
- International Announcement: WO2016/081411 WO 20160526
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/04 ; A61B1/06

Abstract:
Endoscopic systems and methods that provide wireless power transmission from a camera head to at least one solid-state light source housed in an endoscopic device. The endoscopic systems and methods employ a multi-stage electromagnetic induction coupling mechanism that can wirelessly transfer power from the camera head to an endocoupler, as well as from the endocoupler to the solid-state light source, while allowing axial rotational motion of at least the camera head, the endocoupler, and/or the endoscopic device relative to one another.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170354316A1 Endocoupler With Induction Coupling Public/Granted day:2017-12-14
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