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RFID ring illumination system for surgical machine

  • US 7,551,077 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2006
  • Issued: 06/23/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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;

    the printed circuit board further comprising a set of openings to allow light from the light source to reach the illumination ring;

    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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