SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING POWER TO INTRABODY INSTRUMENTS
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Abstract
A system and method for transferring power includes a power transmitting unit for transmitting power and a power receiving unit for receiving power from the power transmitting unit. The power transmitting unit may be positioned outside a human body and the power receiving unit is located on an intrabody instrument adapted to be movable from the outside of the human body to inside the human body. The intrabody instrument may be a medical instrument connected to or incorporated within a robotic arm. The power transmitting unit may wirelessly transfer power to the power receiving unit in a continuous, non-interrupted manner.
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21. A system for transferring power, the system comprising:
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a power transmitting unit for transmitting power and being located outside a human body; and an intrabody instrument positionable within the human body, the intrabody instrument including a power receiving unit for receiving power from the power transmitting unit; wherein the intrabody instrument is operably coupled in a wireless manner to another intrabody instrument positionable within the human body such that the intrabody instruments electrically communicate with each other. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for wirelessly, continuously, and non-interruptedly transferring information, the system comprising:
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a robotic arm configured for positioning in a human body during surgical procedures; a transmitting unit connected to an energy source for transmitting power, the transmitting unit further configured to transmit the information; and a receiving unit including an energy storage unit, the receiving unit configured to receive the information from the transmitting unit, the transmitting unit positioned outside the human body and the receiving unit operatively associated with the robotic arm; wherein the robotic arm is operably coupled in a wireless manner to another robotic arm positionable within the human body, such that the robotic arms electrically communicate with each other. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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