MUMBAI, India, June 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647069993 A) filed by Gyrus Acmi, Inc. Dba Olympus Surgical Technologies on June 04, 2026, for Detecting Degradation Of Arc Lamp Elements.
Inventors include Marcus, David; and Shelton, Kurt G..
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: In a surgical system, an arc lamp can generate arc lamp light. An endoscope can direct the arc lamp light from a distal end of the endoscope toward a target site. An optical fiber can extend from the distal end of the endoscope to receive, as return arc lamp light, at least some of the arc lamp light that is reflected from the target site. An optical sensor, such as a spectrometer, can measure an optical spectrum of the return arc lamp light. Processing circuitry can analyze the optical spectrum of the return arc lamp light. The processing circuitry can determine, from the analysis of the optical spectrum, that at least one of the arc lamp or the arc lamp condenser lens has a degraded performance, such as due to aging. The processing circuitry can generate an alert data signal, such as with instructions to replace the degraded element.
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