RFID ring illumination system for surgical machine
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1. A ring illumination system comprising:
- an illumination ring integral with a front of a surgical machine, the illumination ring comprising a light refracting layer; and
a printed circuit board located behind and close to the front of the surgical machine, the printed circuit board comprising an RFID reader antenna and a light source;
wherein light emitted by the light source travels through the illumination ring and is visible from the front of the surgical machine.
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Abstract
An RFID ring illumination system includes an illumination ring and a printed circuit board. The illumination ring has a light refracting layer integral with the front of a surgical machine. The printed circuit board is located behind and close to the front of the surgical machine. The printed circuit board has an RFID reader antenna and a light source mounted on it. The light emitted by the light source travels through the illumination ring and is visible from the front of the surgical machine.
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19 Claims
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1. A ring illumination system comprising:
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an illumination ring integral with a front of a surgical machine, the illumination ring comprising a light refracting layer; and a printed circuit board located behind and close to the front of the surgical machine, the printed circuit board comprising an RFID reader antenna and a light source; wherein light emitted by the light source travels through the illumination ring and is visible from the front of the surgical machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A ring illumination system comprising:
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a module having a front face and a back face; an illumination ring integral with the module and extending from the front face of the module to the back face of the module; and a printed circuit board located behind and close to the back face of the module, the printed circuit board having an RFID reader antenna and a light source; wherein light emitted by the light source travels through the illumination ring and is visible from the front face of the module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A ring illumination system comprising:
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a light diffusing layer integral with a front cover of a surgical machine; a light refracting layer integral with the front cover of the surgical machine, the light refracting layer comprising a set of prisms arranged in a generally circular pattern; and a printed circuit board located behind, close to, and generally parallel with the front cover of the surgical machine, the printed circuit board comprising an RFID reader antenna located on a face of the printed circuit board closest to the front cover of the surgical machine, the printed circuit board further comprising a set of light emitting diodes located on a face of the printed circuit board furthest from the front cover of the surgical machine, the printed circuit board further comprising a set of openings to allow light from the light emitting diodes to reach the light refracting layer; wherein the light from the light emitting diodes is refracted by the light refracting layer and is diffused by the light diffusing layer to form a generally circular ring of light visible from the front cover of the surgical machine.
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