Patent ID: 8971495
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An imaging system comprising: a plurality of devices configured to capture an image of a patient, wherein the plurality of devices comprise an image processing unit that receives the image signal from the receiver and generates image data; a main power supply; a supplemental power supply; and a power distribution module configured to (i) receive power from the main power supply and the supplemental power supply, (ii) during a first mode, control distribution of power from the main power supply to the source, the image processing unit, and the supplemental power supply, and (iii) during a second mode, control distribution of power from the main power supply and the supplemental power supply to the image processing unit, wherein the power distribution module does not supply power from the supplemental power supply to the image processing unit during the first mode, wherein the power distribution module is configured to, during the first mode, charge the supplemental power supply by supplying power from the main power supply to the supplemental power supply.