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US 6,160,582 AGranted
Apparatus for manipulating an operating theater lamp
AssigneeGebrueder Berchtold GmbH & Co.
InventorWolfram Hill
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Abstract
In a method for the manipulation of an operating theater lamp, control signals are conducted via a signal path which is conducted in the interior of the lamp between an operating unit and at least one setting element. The control signals are modulated via a modulator onto a carrier signal and demodulated back from the latter via a demodulator.
Claims14
An operating theater lamp comprising a lamp body including a grip;
- a miniature camera attached to the grip;
- a suspension supporting the lamp body and having a plurality of joints each including a drive device for manipulating the lamp body;
- first and second modulator/demodulator units connected via an electric line, the first modulator/demodulator unit being attached to the lamp body;
- an operating unit connected to the second modulator/demodulator unit and generating control signals for independently controlling operation of the miniature camera and at least one of lamp body manipulation movements and a portion of the suspension;
- and means for supplying a carrier signal and modulating the control signals with one of the first and second modulator/demodulator units onto the carrier signal and demodulating the modulated control signals with the other one of the first and second modulator/demodulator units.
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