Medical Device with Status Indication

• US 20110137361A1
• Filed: 12/06/2010
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Defibtech, LLC. (Nihon Kohden Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Defibtech, LLC. (Nihon Kohden Corporation)
• Inventors: Laub, Glenn W., Vaisnys, Gintaras A., Meier, Giovanni C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,343,644 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/5
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00734 battery operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3975 Power supply A61N1/378 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3993 User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/204 Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/247 specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A system and method provides a status indicator to a battery pack of a medical device. The battery pack includes a power supply capable of being connected to the medical device. The battery pack also includes an indicator to automatically indicate a status of at least a portion of at least one of the battery pack and the medical device. For example, the indicator can indicate a status of the power supply.

Claims

1-39. -39. (canceled)

40. An automated external defibrillator, comprising:

a battery pack comprising an indicator; and

defibrillation circuitry powered by the battery pack, the defibrillation circuitry in conjunction with programming running thereon capable of delivering a therapeutic shock,

wherein the indicator comprises the dual capability of indicating a status of the battery pack when the battery pack is not connected to the defibrillation circuitry and indicating a status of the defibrillation circuitry and the battery pack when the battery pack is connected to the defibrillation circuitry.

41. The automated external defibrillator of claim 40, wherein the battery pack indicator includes a visual output.

42. The automated external defibrillator of claim 41, wherein the visual output is a light.

43. The automated external defibrillator of claim 40, wherein the battery pack indicator includes an audible output.

44. An automated external defibrillator, comprising:

a battery pack comprising an indicator,

defibrillation circuitry powered by the battery pack and comprising an indicator, the defibrillation circuitry in conjunction with programming running thereon capable of delivering a therapeutic shock,

wherein the battery pack indicator indicates the status of the battery pack when the battery pack is not connected to the defibrillation circuitry, and

wherein the defibrillation indicator indicates the status of the defibrillation circuitry and the battery pack when the battery pack is connected to the defibrillation circuitry.

45. The automated external defibrillator of claim 44, wherein the battery pack indicator includes a visual output.

46. The automated external defibrillator of claim 45, wherein the visual output is a light.

47. The automated external defibrillator of claim 44, wherein the battery pack indicator includes an audible output.

48. An automated external defibrillator, comprising:

a battery pack comprising an indicator;

defibrillation circuitry powered by the battery pack and comprising an indicator, the defibrillation circuitry in conjunction with programming running thereon capable of delivering a therapeutic shock,

wherein the battery pack indicator indicates the status of the battery pack when the battery pack is not connected to the defibrillation circuitry and is incapable of indicating the status of the defibrillation circuitry when connected thereto, and

wherein the defibrillation indicator indicates the status of the defibrillation circuitry and the battery pack when the battery pack is connected to the defibrillation circuitry.

49. The automated external defibrillator of claim 48, wherein the battery pack indicator includes a visual output.

50. The automated external defibrillator of claim 49, wherein the visual output is a light.

51. The automated external defibrillator of claim 48, wherein the battery pack indicator includes an audible output.