Touch screen interface and infrared communication system integrated into a battery

• US 10,200,133 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2016
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TC1 LLC (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: TC1 LLC (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Lee, Eric, Petersen, Ethan, Stark, Joseph, McCutcheon, Ian, Reichenbach, Steve
• Primary Examiner(s): Jackson, Gary
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kuo, Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US15/295,951
• Publication Number:
  US 20170033875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 841 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3569 sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/148 in line with a blood vessel using resection or like techniques, e.g. permanent endovascular heart assist devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/178 drawing blood from a ventricle and returning the blood to the arterial system via a cannula external to the ventricle, e.g. left or right ventricular assist devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/216 including a rotating member acting on the blood, e.g. impeller
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 60/585 User interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/263 Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC G06F1/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3218 of display devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/425 Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing printed circuits H05K1/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2010/4278 Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/30 Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/808 Electrical power feeding of an optical transmission system
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

Apparatuses and methods relating to interfacing and controlling external batteries are described. In one embodiment, an external battery is integrated with a touch screen display. In one embodiment, the external battery provides an infrared communication link with a detachable device or system controller. In one embodiment, the external battery touch screen interface provides data received from a detachable device or system controller.

Claims

1. A machine-implemented method of operating a medical device system, comprising:

establishing an infrared data connection between a processing system which is coupled to a battery and a detachable device, wherein the processing system receives data from or provides data to the detachable device using the infrared data connection;

receiving data from a proximity sensor, the data indicating whether the detachable device is attached to the battery and the processing system;

providing power from the battery to the detachable device which is adapted to be coupled to a patient.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein the proximity sensor is a magnetic switch.

3. The method as in claim 1, wherein the detachable device includes a battery in the detachable device and wherein the data received from the detachable device represents a status of the detachable device or the battery in the detachable device.

4. The method as in claim 3 wherein the status is one or more of:

alarm status, event history, pump parameters, log data, and power source status.

5. The method as in claim 1 wherein the proximity sensor is coupled to the processing system and wherein data from the proximity sensor causes the processing system to attempt to exchange data with the detachable device.

6. The method as in claim 5 wherein the data from the proximity sensor initiates the infrared data connection.

7. The method as in claim 4 wherein the detachable device automatically switches to the battery in the detachable device when the battery is decoupled from the detachable device.

8. The method as in claim 4 wherein the status is displayed on a touchscreen that is coupled to the processing system and to the battery.

9. The method as in claim 6 wherein power is provided from the battery to the detachable device in response to successfully establishing the infrared data connection.

10. The method as in claim 3 wherein the detachable device is a system controller for a medical device adapted to be coupled to the patient.

11. A medical device system comprising:

a first housing;

a processing system coupled to a battery and to a first infrared data port, the processing system, the battery and the first data port disposed in the first housing;

a detachable device which includes a second housing, an internal battery and a second infrared data port coupled to the internal battery, the processing system configured to establish an infrared data connection between the processing system and the detachable device, the infrared data connection exchanges data between the processing system and the detachable device, and wherein the processing system and the battery are configured to provide power from the battery to the detachable device.

12. The system as in claim 11, further comprising a proximity sensor on the first housing, the proximity sensor configured to provide data to the processing system, the data indicating whether the detachable device is attached to the first housing.

13. The system as in claim 12 wherein the proximity sensor is a magnetic switch.

14. The system as in claim 12 wherein data received from the detachable device, through the infrared data connection, represents a status of the detachable device or the internal battery.

15. The system as in claim 14 wherein the status is one or more of:

alarm status, event history, pump parameters, log data, and power source status.

16. The system as in claim 12 wherein data from the proximity sensor causes the processing system to attempt to exchange data through the infrared data connection.

17. The system as in claim 16 wherein the data from the proximity sensor initiates the infrared data connection.

18. The system as in claim 12 wherein the detachable device automatically switches to the internal battery when the detachable device is decoupled from the first housing.

19. The system as in claim 12 further comprising:

a touchscreen disposed on the first housing and coupled to the processing system and the battery.

20. The system as in claim 12 wherein power is provided from the battery to the detachable device in response to successfully establishing the infrared data connection.

21. The system as in claim 12 wherein the detachable device is a system controller for a medical device.