US 12,394,289 B2
Surveillance camera
David Hoard, Escondido, CA (US); Mustafa Yusufi, Escondido, CA (US); Benjamin Greuel, Neenah, WI (US); and Mariano Padilla, Zapopan (MX)
Assigned to CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/645,215.
Application 18/645,215 is a continuation of application No. 17/733,498, filed on Apr. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,995,964.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/181,839, filed on Apr. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0273984 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. G08B 13/196 (2006.01); G03B 17/55 (2021.01); G06V 10/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); G08B 13/06 (2006.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01)
CPC G08B 13/19619 (2013.01) [G03B 17/55 (2013.01); G06V 10/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G08B 5/36 (2013.01); G08B 13/06 (2013.01); G08B 13/19613 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); G03B 2217/002 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a housing;
a camera within the housing;
a printed circuit board within the housing and communicatively coupled with the camera; and
a heat sink configured to dissipate heat generated within the housing;
wherein the housing is configured to maintain the camera in a fixed position while the apparatus is mounted on a medical device, the housing having a first portion configured to be inserted into a cavity within a panel of the medical device, the first portion of the housing being further configured to receive one or more fasteners for securing the apparatus to the medical device, the housing having a second portion configured to remain outside of the cavity and form a flush mounting between the apparatus and an exterior surface of the panel of the medical device, the camera in the fixed position having a deterministic field of view that comprises a first area in which a first interaction with the medical device occurs or is expected to occur, wherein the heat sink comprises an indentation in the housing, and wherein the indentation is configured to engage with a flange in the panel of the medical device.