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US 11,633,085 B2Granted
Charging device
AssigneeSony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
InventorMasahiro Hagihara
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Abstract
A charging device includes: a holder detachably connected to a connector of a camera head to which an endoscope is detachably connected; and a power supplier configured to supply power to a battery of the camera head held by the holder.
Claims10
A charging system for use with a first camera head having a connector and a first endoscope having an eyepiece, the charging system comprising:
- a holder configured to be detachably connected to physically mate with and electrically connect with the connector of the first camera head, the connector of the first camera head being configured to be detachably connected to physically mate with the eyepiece of the first endoscope, wherein the connector of the first camera head is detached from the eyepiece of the first endoscope when connected to the holder and wherein the connector is configured such that the holder or the eyepiece physically mates with the same facing surface of the connector;
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- a power supplier configured to supply power to a battery of the first camera head held by the holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.