Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Techniques for power transfer through wheels of a patient support apparatus
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Application No.: US17009987Application Date: 2020-09-02
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Publication No.: US11245288B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Alexey Titov , Michael Hayes , Ming Chen , Jeffrey S. Dunfee, II
- Applicant: Stryker Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Kalamazoo
- Assignee: Stryker Corporation
- Current Assignee: Stryker Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Kalamazoo
- Agency: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
- Main IPC: H02J50/12
- IPC: H02J50/12 ; H02J50/05 ; A61G7/05 ; A61G7/018 ; H02J50/10

Abstract:
A power transfer system comprises a patient support apparatus and a separate power transfer device. The patient support apparatus comprises a support structure having a base and a patient support surface for a patient and wheels coupled to the support structure to facilitate movement of the patient support apparatus over a floor surface. One or more of the wheels includes a power receiver integrated therewith. The power transfer device is energizeable to interact with the wheel to facilitate power transfer between the power transfer device and the power receiver through the wheel.
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