Wirelessly powered medical devices and instruments
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1. An endoscope system comprising:
- an endoscope;
a camera detachably coupled to said endoscope, said camera generating image data;
a camera control unit;
a device transceiver coupled to said camera when said camera is detachably coupled to said endoscope;
a power transceiver coupled to said camera control unit;
a light source generating illuminating light, said light source is positioned in said endoscope and coupled to said device transceiver;
said power transceiver generating a resonant magnetic field;
said device transceiver tuned to said resonant magnetic field such that resonant interaction occurs between said device transceiver and said power transceiver and power is transmitted to said device transceiver by said resonant interaction; and
wherein electrical power is provided to said camera by said device transceiver such that said camera and said light source are powered by the electrical power transmitted to said device transceiver by said power transceiver; and
wherein the image data from the camera is transmitted to the camera control unit by the device transceiver and power transceiver via said resonant interaction.
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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, where the device and power transceivers may be provided detachable from either or both the endoscope/camera and camera control unit or may be provide integral to either one or both.
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1. An endoscope system comprising:
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an endoscope; a camera detachably coupled to said endoscope, said camera generating image data; a camera control unit; a device transceiver coupled to said camera when said camera is detachably coupled to said endoscope; a power transceiver coupled to said camera control unit; a light source generating illuminating light, said light source is positioned in said endoscope and coupled to said device transceiver; said power transceiver generating a resonant magnetic field; said device transceiver tuned to said resonant magnetic field such that resonant interaction occurs between said device transceiver and said power transceiver and power is transmitted to said device transceiver by said resonant interaction; and wherein electrical power is provided to said camera by said device transceiver such that said camera and said light source are powered by the electrical power transmitted to said device transceiver by said power transceiver; and wherein the image data from the camera is transmitted to the camera control unit by the device transceiver and power transceiver via said resonant interaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing an endoscope system that comprises an endoscope, a camera and a camera control unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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detachably coupling the camera to the endoscope; coupling a device transceiver to the camera when the camera is detachably coupled to the endoscope; coupling the device transceiver to a light source positioned on the endoscope; coupling a power transceiver to the camera control unit; generating a resonant magnetic field with the power transceiver; coupling the device transceiver to the power transceiver, the device transceiver tuned to the resonant magnetic field generated by the power transceiver so that resonant interaction occurs between the device transceiver and the power transceiver; transmitting power to the device transceiver from the power transmitter; generating electrical power with the device transceiver; providing electrical power from the device transceiver to the camera and the light source; generating illuminating light with the light source; transmitting the illuminating light to an area to be viewed; receiving reflected light from the area to be viewed with the camera; generating image data with the camera; and transmitting the image data from the camera to the camera control unit via the device transceiver and power transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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