System and method for transferring power to intrabody instruments

Abstract

A system and method for transferring power includes a power transmitting unit for transmitting power and a power receiving unit for receiving power from the power transmitting unit. The power transmitting unit may be positioned outside a human body and the power receiving unit is located on an intrabody instrument adapted to be movable from the outside of the human body to inside the human body. The intrabody instrument may be a medical instrument connected to or incorporated within a robotic arm. The power transmitting unit may wirelessly transfer power to the power receiving unit in a continuous, non-interrupted manner.

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         21 . A system for transferring power, the system comprising:
 a first intrabody instrument positionable within a human body, the first intrabody instrument including a power receiving unit for receiving power from a power transmitting unit; and   a second intrabody instrument positionable within the human body,   wherein the first intrabody instrument is operably coupled in a wireless manner to the second intrabody instrument such that the first and second intrabody instruments electrically communicate with each other.   
     
     
         22 . The system according to  claim 21 , further comprising:
 a control manager for monitoring communications between the first and second intrabody instruments; and   a plurality of information managers in operative communication with a communication manager, the communication manager transmitting control signals to the control manager based on the communications between the first and second intrabody instruments.   
     
     
         23 . The system according to  claim 22 , further comprising one or more consoles each associated with the control manager for remotely controlling the first intrabody instrument. 
     
     
         24 . The system according to  claim 22 , wherein the plurality of information managers continuously process spatial position and orientation information of the first intrabody instrument to actuate the control manager. 
     
     
         25 . The system according to  claim 22 , wherein operations of the first and second intrabody instruments are monitored by the control monitor while at least a portion of the first intrabody instrument is positioned within the human body. 
     
     
         26 . The system according to  claim 21 , wherein the first intrabody instrument is a medical instrument used in surgical procedures. 
     
     
         27 . The system according to  claim 21 , wherein the first intrabody instrument is a robotic arm. 
     
     
         28 . A system for wirelessly, continuously, and non-interruptedly transferring information, the system comprising:
 a first robotic arm configured for positioning a first intrabody instrument in a human body during surgical procedures;   a second robotic arm configured for positioning a second intrabody instrument within a human body during surgical procedures; and   a receiving unit including an energy storage unit, the receiving unit configured to receive information from a transmitting unit positioned outside the human body, the receiving unit operatively associated with the first robotic arm,   wherein the robotic arm is operably coupled in a wireless manner to the second robotic arm such that the first and second robotic arms electrically communicate with each other.   
     
     
         29 . The system according to  claim 28 , further comprising:
 a control manager for monitoring communications between the first and second robotic arms; and   a plurality of information managers in operative communication with a communication manager, the communication manager transmitting control signals to the control manager based on the communications between the first and second robotic arms.   
     
     
         30 . The system according to  claim 29 , further comprising one or more consoles each associated with the control manager for remotely controlling the first robotic arm. 
     
     
         31 . The system according to  claim 29 , wherein the plurality of information managers continuously process spatial position and orientation information of the first robotic arm to actuate the control manager. 
     
     
         32 . The system according to  claim 29 , wherein the operations of the first robotic arm are monitored by the control manager while at least a portion of the first robotic arm is positioned within the human body.