Various methods and systems are provided for wirelessly charging a digital x-ray detector of an x-ray imaging system in at least two orientations. In one example, a method comprises: detecting a digital x-ray detector in a charging area of an x-ray system, the charging area including a first power source; pairing the digital x-ray detector to the x-ray system via a wireless connection with the x-ray system; and wirelessly charging the digital x-ray detector via the first power source.

In one aspect, an electronic device for continuous and simultaneous powering and data transfer is provided, the electronic device comprising: an inductive power receiver operable to generate a power signal from a sensed magnetic field, the power signal; an LC tank and diode pair electrically coupled to the power receiver and operable to obtain the power signal, the LC tank and diode pair cooperating to generate a corresponding clipped signal thereof; and an antenna comprising a high-pass filter, the antenna electrically coupled to the diode pair and operable to emit a pulse-train by high-pass filtering the clipped signal.

Inductive wireless power transfer systems are provided for medical devices, such as implantable medical devices (IMDs). The systems may comprise a transmitter unit and a receiver unit and may be configured for transferring power and/or signals from the transmitter unit to the receiver unit and/or vice versa. The transmitter unit may comprise an energy source, a transmitter antenna, and a supply line connected in between the energy source and the antenna. The receiver unit may comprise a receiver antenna and a rectifier output. The transmitter antenna and the receiver antenna may be configured to provide a wireless power transfer link. The supply line may comprise a virtual resistance unit, which may be configured to provide a virtual resistance, which may be determined such that the rectifier output provides a substantially constant or less varying charge current over a predetermined distance range, for a large range of implant depths.

The wearable article (11) comprises a power source (111) and a processor (112). The processor (112) determines whether a power transfer condition is satisfied. In response, the processor (112) is arranged to control the wearable article (11) to transfer power from the power source (111) to an electrical load of an external apparatus. The wearable article (11) may comprise an interface element (114) for forming an electrical connection with the externa apparatus. The wearable article (11) may comprise a power transmitter (113) for beaming electromagnetic energy to the external apparatus. The wearable article (11) may be a garment.

Systems, devices, and methods for remote monitoring and managing of patients with chronic pain are discussed. A remote monitoring system comprises one or more sensors to sense physiological or functional information from the patient, a cloud-computing device communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors, and a remote device. The cloud-computing device receives patient data including physiological or functional information, and provides on-demand cloud-based services including storing the received patient data in a cloud storage, detecting a patient behavior, and generating a sensor operation recommendation based on the detected patient behavior. The remote device can access the cloud storage and the cloud-based services, and adjust operations of the one or more sensors in accordance with the sensor operation recommendation.

In various embodiments, a surgical instrument comprising an end effector and a handle comprising an opening and an access panel covering the opening is disclosed. The surgical instrument further comprises a motor, a power source, a firing member movable through a staple firing stroke and a retraction stroke, an end-of-stroke switch configured to be actuated to automatically retract the firing member through the retraction stroke, and a bailout switch configured to prevent power from flowing from the power source to the motor when the bailout switch is in an open state and permit power to flow from the power source to the motor when the bailout switch is in a closed state. A user of the surgical instrument is provided access to a retraction lever to manually retract the firing member through the retraction stroke when the access panel is in the open position.

A surgical system includes a power supply, a surgical instrument, and a power and data interface assembly. The power and data interface assembly includes a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding, a first modulator coupled to the primary winding and configured to receive a power signal from the power supply, a first demodulator coupled to the secondary winding, a second modulator coupled to the secondary winding, a second demodulator coupled to the primary winding, and at least one capacitor configured to tune the primary winding to a first resonant frequency and tune the secondary winding to a second resonant frequency different than the first resonant frequency.

A respiratory treatment device includes a blower for providing flow of breathable gas to a patient and one or more accessory devices. The respiratory treatment device includes active power management to distribute power from a power source that does not have sufficient power to simultaneously power the blower and the accessory devices. The active power management prioritizes power to the blower and limits, based on current measurements of the blower and the accessory devices, the power supplied to the accessory devices to keep the sum of the power drawn at or below the capacity of the power supply. When additional power is available, due reduced power consumption of the blower, the power to one or more accessory devices is raised beyond a target in order to compensate for when power was not supplied to the one or more accessory devices.

A method charges an energy storage unit of a mobile device, in particular a hearing aid, which is alternately able to be charged in charging phases and able to be used in use phases. For the charging in an upcoming charging phase, a probable duration of the upcoming charging phase and a probable energy consumption of a subsequent use phase are determined based on past charging phases and past use phases. A required charge for the energy storage unit is calculated based on the probable energy consumption. A charging schema for charging the energy storage unit is set for the upcoming charging phase based on the required charge and the probable duration. A mobile device and a charging device are also specified.

An anastomat includes a body tail plate and a battery pack, a triode and a controller. The elastic sheets for positive and negative signals of the body tail plate are connected to the upper and lower signal conducting sheets in the battery pack by means of a mechanical mechanism, and afterwards are used for outputting a signal for the anastomat. After the power clamping reed of the body tail plate is connected to the power output conducting plate in the battery pack by means of a mechanical structure, the power clamping reed is used for outputting power for the anastomat. The controller is used for controlling the operation of a battery panel in the battery pack, wherein the base of the triode is connected to a pin corresponding to the controller, the collector of the triode is connected to the battery panel, and the emitter of the triode is grounded.