Medical device battery pack with active status indication
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1. A battery pack capable of being connected to an external defibrillator, the external defibrillator having a main operating mode for delivering energy to a patient, and an alternate operating mode powering non-energy delivery functions of the external defibrillator, the battery pack comprising:
- a first battery unit for providing power to the external defibrillator for delivering energy to a patient during the main operating mode;
a second battery unit separate from the first battery unit for providing power to at least one non-energy delivery circuit of the battery pack during the alternate operating mode, the second battery unit being electrically isolated from the first battery unit; and
an indicator to continuously actively indicate an operative status of the first battery unit, the second battery unit, and the external defibrillator.
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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.
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1. A battery pack capable of being connected to an external defibrillator, the external defibrillator having a main operating mode for delivering energy to a patient, and an alternate operating mode powering non-energy delivery functions of the external defibrillator, the battery pack comprising:
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a first battery unit for providing power to the external defibrillator for delivering energy to a patient during the main operating mode; a second battery unit separate from the first battery unit for providing power to at least one non-energy delivery circuit of the battery pack during the alternate operating mode, the second battery unit being electrically isolated from the first battery unit; and an indicator to continuously actively indicate an operative status of the first battery unit, the second battery unit, and the external defibrillator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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