Battery Management for a Breathing Assistance System
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Abstract
A method for providing battery security in a breathing assistance system configured to provide breathing assistance to a patient is provided. A battery security system of the breathing assistance system receives battery data from a battery received in the breathing assistance system, and analyzes the received battery data to determine whether the battery is approved for use in the breathing assistance system. If the battery is determined to be approved for use in the breathing assistance system, the battery is allowed to provide power to the breathing assistance system. If the battery is not determined to be approved for use in the breathing assistance system, the battery is prevented from providing power to the breathing assistance system.
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26 Claims
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13. A method for managing battery age data for a battery configured for use in a breathing assistance system, the method comprising:
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storing electronic battery age data in memory in a battery configured for use in a breathing assistance system; updating the battery age data stored in the battery memory based on at least one battery age event; and communicating the updated battery age data from the battery to a battery age management system of the breathing assistance system such that the updated battery age data is displayable to a user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A battery for use in a breathing assistance system configured to provide breathing assistance to a patient the battery comprising:
electronics configured to; store battery age data in memory in a battery configured for use in a breathing assistance system; update the battery age data stored in the battery memory based on at least one battery age event; and communicate the updated battery age data to a battery age management system of the breathing assistance system such that the updated battery age data is displayable to a user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for managing battery age data for a battery configured for use in a breathing assistance system, the method comprising:
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writing electronics battery age data from a battery age management system separate from the battery to a memory of the battery received in the breathing assistance system; reading battery age data from the battery memory periodically or in response to a triggering event; and displaying to a user the battery age data read from the battery memory. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A system for managing battery age data for a battery configured for use in a breathing assistance system, the system comprising:
a read/write device configured to; write electronic battery age data to a memory of a battery received in a breathing assistance system; and read battery age data from the battery memory periodically or in response to a triggering event; and a display device configured to display to a user the battery age data read from the battery memory. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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