WIRELESSLY POWERED MEDICAL DEVICES AND INSTRUMENTS
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1. A video endoscope system comprising:
- an endoscope including;
an imager generating video image data stream;
a light source generating illuminating light;
an endoscope transceiver coupled to and providing power to said imager and said light source;
a power transceiver generating a resonant magnetic field;
said endoscope transceiver tuned to said resonant magnetic field such that resonant interaction occurs between said endoscope transceiver and said power transceiver and power is transmitted to said endoscope transceiver via said resonant interaction;
a display coupled to said endoscope;
said endoscope wirelessly transmitting the video image data stream to said display and said image data is presented on said display.
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Abstract
A medical device that is wirelessly powered by a resonant magnetic field, the device automatically coupling to a power transmitter in a control unit when brought within a threshold radius. In one embodiment, the control unit automatically identifies the medical device and automatically adjusts its settings to control the medical device.
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54 Claims
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1. A video endoscope system comprising:
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an endoscope including; an imager generating video image data stream; a light source generating illuminating light; an endoscope transceiver coupled to and providing power to said imager and said light source; a power transceiver generating a resonant magnetic field; said endoscope transceiver tuned to said resonant magnetic field such that resonant interaction occurs between said endoscope transceiver and said power transceiver and power is transmitted to said endoscope transceiver via said resonant interaction; a display coupled to said endoscope; said endoscope wirelessly transmitting the video image data stream to said display and said image data is presented on said display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for displaying a video data image stream on a display comprising the steps of:
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positioning an imager in an endoscope; positioning a light source in the endoscope; positioning an endoscope transceiver in the endoscope; coupling the endoscope transceiver to the imager and the light source; providing a power transceiver; generating a resonant magnetic field with the power transceiver; tuning the endoscope transceiver to the resonant magnetic field such that resonant interaction occurs between the endoscope transceiver and the power transceiver; transmitting power from the power transceiver to the endoscope transceiver via the resonant interaction; powering the imager and the light source with the power received by the endoscope transceiver; generating illuminating light with the light source; generating a video image data stream with the imager; wirelessly transmitting the video image data stream from the endoscope to a display; displaying the video image data stream on a display. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A medical device system comprising:
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a medical device including; an electronic circuit; a resonant receiver coupled to and providing power to said electrical circuit; a power transmitting unit including a resonant transmitter generating a resonant magnetic field; said resonant receiver tuned to said resonant magnetic field such that resonant interaction occurs between said resonant receiver and said resonant transmitter and power to operate the medical device is transmitted to said resonant receiver via said resonant interaction. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An endoscope system comprising:
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an endoscope having; a light source generating illuminating light; an endoscope transceiver coupled to and providing power to said light source; a power transceiver generating a resonant magnetic field; said endoscope transceiver tuned to said resonant magnetic field such that resonant interaction occurs between said endoscope transceiver and said power transceiver and power is transmitted to said endoscope transceiver via said resonant interaction. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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