Modular energy system with hardware mitigated communication
US12142373B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A modular energy system includes modules, at least two having a transceiver timer. The modules communicate data messages over an internal bus. A first module obtains a transmission time from its transceiver timer, which it appends to the message, and transmits the appended message over the internal data bus. The second module receives the data message, obtains a receipt time from its transceiver timer, and extracts the transmission time from the message. A smart surgical system includes a plurality of surgical subsystems including a modular energy system all in mutual data communication over a system data bus. The components of the smart surgical system may each have a transceiver timer. The components of the smart surgical system transmit and receive data across the system data bus using the respective transceiver timers in a manner like the communications between the modular energy system modules.
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