Medical device readiness alert including power conservation
First Claim
1. A medical device for use in a patient emergency, the device capable of providing information related to at least one readiness condition about a suitability of the device for the use and intended to be stored at a storage location, the medical device comprising:
- a battery;
a sound producer powered by the battery; and
a processor configured to;
determine whether the at least one readiness condition is no longer met after having determined that the at least one readiness condition has been met for a first certain time period while being stored at the storage location, andcause, in response to so determining, the sound producer to emit an audible status alert including notification periods during which an audible sound is emitted alternating with off periods during which substantially no audible sound is emitted, the durations of two successive off periods being unequal to each other.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for alerting a person to check a medical device while conserving battery power. The medical device initiates a status alert if a readiness condition of the medical device is no longer being met. The status alert includes notification periods during which an audible sound is emitted alternating with off periods during which substantially no audible sound is emitted. The audible sounds may include certain tones or at least one spoken word. At least one of the duration of successive notification periods or the duration of successive off periods may be varied. In this manner, the medical device may provide audible sound at different times during the day in an attempt to get the attention of a person. In addition, the medical device may sense an activity to determine when to provide the audible sound.
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20 Claims
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1. A medical device for use in a patient emergency, the device capable of providing information related to at least one readiness condition about a suitability of the device for the use and intended to be stored at a storage location, the medical device comprising:
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a battery; a sound producer powered by the battery; and a processor configured to; determine whether the at least one readiness condition is no longer met after having determined that the at least one readiness condition has been met for a first certain time period while being stored at the storage location, and cause, in response to so determining, the sound producer to emit an audible status alert including notification periods during which an audible sound is emitted alternating with off periods during which substantially no audible sound is emitted, the durations of two successive off periods being unequal to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A medical device for use in a patient emergency, the device capable of providing information related to at least one readiness condition about a suitability of the device for the use and intended to be stored at a storage location, the medical device comprising:
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a battery; a sound producer powered by the battery; and a processor configured to; determine whether the at least one readiness condition is no longer met after having determined that the at least one readiness condition has been met for a first certain time period while being stored at the storage location, and cause, in response to so determining, the sound producer to emit an audible status alert including notification periods during which an audible sound is emitted alternating with off periods during which substantially no audible sound is emitted. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for alerting a user that a medical device intended to be stored at a storage location does not meet at least one readiness condition about a suitability of the device for use, the method comprising:
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determining whether the at least one readiness condition is no longer met after having been determined that the at least one readiness condition has been met for a first certain time period while being stored at the storage location; and causing, in response to determining the at least one readiness condition is no longer met, a sound producer to emit an audible status alert including notification periods during which an audible sound is emitted alternating with off periods during which substantially no audible sound is emitted. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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