Adaptive shadow control system for a surgical lighting system
US10271398B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/309
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adaptive shadow control system that compensates for blockage of one lighthead of a surgical lighting system by increasing the light output from one or more other lightheads of the lighting system. The system also includes control logic for automatic enablement/disablement of adaptive shadow control by detecting whether there is blockage of a lighthead and whether the respective light beams of a plurality of lightheads are being aggregated to form a single aggregated co-illumination light pattern at a work area.
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