- Patent Title: System and method for wirelessly charging a medical device battery
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Application No.: US18056576Application Date: 2022-11-17
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Publication No.: US12034315B2Publication Date: 2024-07-09
- Inventor: Sean Christopher Laughery , Bryan Christian Mohney , Burton Connor Judson , Daniel Scott Gunnett
- 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: H02J50/40
- IPC: H02J50/40 ; H02J7/00 ; H02J50/10

Abstract:
A system for charging a battery is provided. The system includes a first and a second container, each including receptacles shaped to receive a battery and protrusions each being aligned with a receptacle, wherein a number of receptacles and protrusions in the first container is greater than a number of receptacles and protrusions in the second container. The system also includes a charging device including charging bays each being shaped to receive a protrusion. The charging bays are arranged in rows and columns with a number of columns corresponding to a number of receptacles in the first container and a number of rows corresponding to a number of receptacles in the second container. Each of the charging bays comprises an antenna configured to provide charging power to a battery disposed in a receptacle. The charging device includes a charging controller to provide charging power to the battery via the antenna.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230079910A1 System And Method For Wirelessly Charging A Medical Device Battery Public/Granted day:2023-03-16
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