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Medical device readiness alert including power conservation

  • US 8,669,879 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2012
  • Issued: 03/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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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:

  • 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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