Apparatus and method for maintaining a defibrillator battery charge and optionally communicating
First Claim
1. A defibrillator assembly, comprising:
- a defibrillator housing;
a rechargeable internal power source carried in the housing and adapted to selectively source power used for a defibrillation shock; and
an external charging interface located outside of the housing, the external charging interface adapted to wirelessly charge the internal power source.
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Abstract
Defibrillator assemblies and methods to wirelessly transfer energy from an external source to a battery or other rechargeable power source within the defibrillator assembly. The transfer of energy may be through a non-contact interface on a defibrillator cradle or a docking station that mounts the defibrillator. The rate of energy transfer may be equal to the energy drain caused by self-discharge and automated self-testing. Accordingly, since the rate of energy transfer is lower than that required to run the defibrillator system continuously, several wireless methods of energy transfer may be used. In addition, the defibrillator assembly may communicate diagnostic and non-diagnostic data to the external source.
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35 Claims
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1. A defibrillator assembly, comprising:
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a defibrillator housing;
a rechargeable internal power source carried in the housing and adapted to selectively source power used for a defibrillation shock; and
an external charging interface located outside of the housing, the external charging interface adapted to wirelessly charge the internal power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A defibrillator, comprising:
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a housing;
a rechargeable internal power source carried in the housing and adapted to selectively source power used for a defibrillation shock; and
an internal charging interface located within the housing and electrically coupled to the internal power source, the internal charging interface wirelessly receiving energy to charge the internal power source. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method comprising:
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receiving line power into a docking station; and
wirelessly coupling the received line power to a defibrillator housed at the station. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A defibrillator assembly comprising:
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defibrillator housing means;
rechargeable internal power source means mounted within the defibrillator housing means for selectively sourcing power used for a defibrillation shock; and
charging interface means for wirelessly charging the internal power source means. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A defibrillator comprising:
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defibrillator housing means;
rechargeable internal power source means carried within the defibrillator housing means for selectively sourcing power used to generate a defibrillation shock; and
charging interface means electrically coupled to the internal power source means for charging the internal power source means, the defibrillator housing means being free of external electrical contacts connecting to the charging interface means. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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