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Medical device battery pack with active status indication

  • US 6,955,864 B1
  • Filed: 09/21/2001
  • Issued: 10/18/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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