SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODULAR INTRALUMINAL DEVICE POWER TRANSFER
First Claim
1. An intraluminal traveling modular system, comprising:
- a first intraluminal device, the first intraluminal device includinga body structure dimensioned and structured to travel through a biological lumen of a subject;
a sensor coupled to the body structure, the sensor oriented to detect at least one characteristic of the biological lumen and to generate one or more sense signals in response thereto;
a processor operably coupled to the sensor, the processor configured to receive the one or more sense signals;
a data transmitter coupled to the body structure and configured to wirelessly transmit one or more data signals associated with the one or more sense signals responsive to instruction by the processor; and
an energy storage module configured to power at least one of the sensor, the processor, or the data transmitter; and
a second intraluminal device, the second intraluminal device includinga second body structure dimensioned and structured to travel through the biological lumen of the subject;
an energy storage device coupled to the second body structure, the energy storage device configured to transfer energy stored in the energy storage device to the energy storage module of the first intraluminal device; and
a docking structure coupled to the second body structure, the docking structure configured to couple the first intraluminal device with the second intraluminal device, the energy storage device configured to transfer the energy when the first intraluminal device and the second intraluminal device are coupled via the docking structure, the docking structure further configured to automatically decouple the first intraluminal device and the second intraluminal device subsequent to transfer of the energy from the energy storage device of the second intraluminal device to the energy storage module of the first intraluminal device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for providing power transfer between modular intraluminal devices. A system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a first intraluminal device and a second intraluminal device; the first intraluminal device including a body structure, a sensor, a processor, a data transmitter, and an energy storage module configured to power at least one of the sensor, the processor, or the data transmitter; the second intraluminal device including a second body structure, an energy storage device, and a docking structure, where the energy storage device is configured to transfer energy when the first intraluminal device and the second intraluminal device are coupled via the docking structure, the docking structure further configured to automatically decouple the first intraluminal device and the second intraluminal device subsequent to transfer of the energy.
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1. An intraluminal traveling modular system, comprising:
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a first intraluminal device, the first intraluminal device including a body structure dimensioned and structured to travel through a biological lumen of a subject; a sensor coupled to the body structure, the sensor oriented to detect at least one characteristic of the biological lumen and to generate one or more sense signals in response thereto; a processor operably coupled to the sensor, the processor configured to receive the one or more sense signals; a data transmitter coupled to the body structure and configured to wirelessly transmit one or more data signals associated with the one or more sense signals responsive to instruction by the processor; and an energy storage module configured to power at least one of the sensor, the processor, or the data transmitter; and a second intraluminal device, the second intraluminal device including a second body structure dimensioned and structured to travel through the biological lumen of the subject; an energy storage device coupled to the second body structure, the energy storage device configured to transfer energy stored in the energy storage device to the energy storage module of the first intraluminal device; and a docking structure coupled to the second body structure, the docking structure configured to couple the first intraluminal device with the second intraluminal device, the energy storage device configured to transfer the energy when the first intraluminal device and the second intraluminal device are coupled via the docking structure, the docking structure further configured to automatically decouple the first intraluminal device and the second intraluminal device subsequent to transfer of the energy from the energy storage device of the second intraluminal device to the energy storage module of the first intraluminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 40, 42, 63, 64, 65)
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