Medical Device

• US 20160134107A1
• Filed: 11/06/2015
• Published: 05/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Welch Allyn Incorporated
• Inventors: Fallat, David M., Delucia, Paul, Babson, David M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,901,265 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0204 of power management
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/12 Manufacturing methods specially adapted for producing sensors for in-vivo measurements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/166 the sensor is mounted on a specially adapted printed circuit board
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/002 Monitoring the patient using a local or closed circuit, e.g. in a room or building A61B5/0017 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02141 Details of apparatus construction, e.g. pump units or housings therefor, cuff pressurising systems, arrangements of fluid conduits or circuits A61B5/02233, A61B5/0235 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02233 Occluders specially adapted therefor tourniquets A61B17/132
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0235 Valves specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/13 Trolleys, e.g. carts
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133308 Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13332 Front frames
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133325 Assembling processes
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0216 Reduction of cross-talk, noise or electromagnetic interference grounding H05K1/0215
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0296 Conductive pattern lay-out details not covered by sub groups H05K1/02 - H05K1/0295 H05K1/11 takes precedence; lay-out adapted to mounted component configuration H05K1/18
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/183 Components mounted in and supported by recessed areas of the printed circuit board
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/0715 provided by an outer layer of PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09063 Holes or slots in insulating substrate not used for electrical connections
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/1003 : Non-printed inductor

Abstract

A powered system includes a parent module including a first battery storing a charge and a child module including a second battery storing a charge and a controller. When the parent module and the child module are in electrical communication, the controller is configured to receive power from the parent module. When the charge in the parent module is depleted, the controller is configured to backfeed power from the child module to the parent module.

Claims

1. A powered system, comprising:

a parent module including a first battery storing a charge; and

a child module including a second battery storing a charge and a controller,

wherein when the parent module and the child module are in electrical communication, the controller is configured to receive power from the parent module; and

wherein, when the charge in the parent module is depleted, the controller is configured to backfeed power from the child module to the parent module.

2. The powered system of claim 1, wherein the child module further includes one or more male connector pins configured to mate with a female connector, and

wherein the controller is configured to de-energize the one or more male connector pins when the controller detects that the child module is not connected to the female connector.

3. The powered system of claim 2, wherein the first battery comprises a nine-cell battery, and wherein the second battery comprises a two-cell battery.

4. The powered system of claim 2, wherein the child module further includes a display, wherein the child module is configured to receive vital sign data, and wherein the child module is configured to display the vital sign data.

5. The powered system of claim 4, wherein the display includes an expected battery life display, the expected battery life display indicating the expected battery life including both the first battery and the second battery.

6. The powered system of claim 5, wherein the powered system, when the child module is connected to a mains power source, is powered exclusively off the mains power source, and when the child module is unconnected to the mains power source, the powered system initially is powered exclusively off the first battery.

7. The powered system of claim 1, wherein the child module further includes a display, wherein the child module is configured to receive vital sign data, and wherein the child module is configured to display the vital sign data.

8. The powered system of claim 1, wherein the powered system, when the child module is connected to a mains power source, is powered exclusively off the mains power source, and when the child module is unconnected to the mains power source, the powered system initially is powered exclusively off the first battery.

9. A medical device, comprising:

a parent module including a first battery; and

a child module including a second battery and a controller, the child module configured to receive vital signs data, wherein the parent module and the child module are in electrical communication, the controller is configured to receive power from the parent module; and

wherein when a charge in the first battery is depleted, the controller is configured to backfeed power from the child module to the parent module.

10. The medical device of claim 9, wherein the child module further includes one or more male connector pins configured to mate with a female connector, and wherein the controller is configured to de-energize the one or more male connector pins when the controller detects that the child module is not connected to the female connector.

11. The medical device of claim 10, wherein the first battery comprises a nine-cell battery, and wherein the second battery comprises a two-cell battery.

12. The medical device of claim 11, wherein the child module further includes a display, and wherein the child module is configured to display the vital sign data on the display.

13. The medical device of claim 12, wherein the display includes an expected battery life display, the expected battery life display indicating the expected battery life including both the first battery and the second battery.

14. The medical device of claim 13, wherein the medical device, when the child module is connected to a mains power source, is exclusively powered off the mains power source;

and

when the child module is unconnected to the mains power source, the medical device initially is powered exclusively off the first battery.

15. The medical device of claim 9, wherein the child module further includes a display, wherein the child module is configured to receive vital sign data, and wherein the child module is configured to display the vital sign data.

16. The medical device of claim 9, wherein the medical device, when the child module is connected to a mains power source, is powered exclusively off the mains power source, and when the child module is unconnected to the mains power source, the medical device initially is powered exclusively off the first battery.

17. A method of powering a medical device, the method comprising:

providing a parent module including a first battery storing a charge; and

providing a child module including a second battery storing a charge and a controller,

when the parent module and the child module are in electrical communication, powering the controller from the parent module; and

when the charge in the parent module is depleted, backfeeding power from the child module to the parent module.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving vital sign data; and

displaying the vital sign data.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising displaying an expected battery life display, the expected battery life display indicating the expected battery life including both the first battery and the second battery.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

when the child module is connected to a mains power source, powering the medical device exclusively off the mains power source; and

when the child module is unconnected to the mains power source, initially powering the medical device exclusively off the first battery.