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AssigneePhysio-Control, Inc.
InventorsJeremy Edward Brummett, Neal Stanley Clark, Steven Chester, Ethan Boehm, Kathy Wang, Alexander Hamilton
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Systems to retain a battery within, and to eject a battery from, a battery receptacle of a medical device, such as a portable defibrillator, are described. A battery receptacle of a medical device includes an element that is configured to engage an inserted battery to prevent, or reduce, movement of the battery within the receptacle and to assist with removing the battery from the receptacle. In an example, the element is a monolithic structure that includes a retention portion and an ejection portion. The retention portion is positioned at a side wall of the battery receptacle, and the ejection portion terminates in a free end positioned a distance from the side wall. When the battery is inserted into the battery receptacle, the retention portion exerts a retention force on a side surface of the battery, and the ejection portion exerts an ejection force on an end surface of the battery.
A portable defibrillator comprising:
An element configured to be disposed within a battery receptacle of a portable defibrillator, wherein the element is a monolithic structure and comprises:
A method of forming an element to be disposed within a battery receptacle of a portable defibrillator, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.