Arm Prosthetic Device
AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsN. Christopher Perry, Christopher O. Evans, Dirk A. van der Merwe, Stewart M. Coulter, Keith D. Violette, Thomas A. Doyon
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Abstract
A system for powering a prosthetic arm is disclosed. The system includes at least one internal battery located in the prosthetic arm, at least one external battery connected to the prosthetic arm, and a master controller configured to connect either the at least one internal battery or the at least one external battery to a power bus to power the prosthetic arm.
Claims19
System for powering a medical device comprising:
- an internal battery located within and configured for powering the medical device;
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- an external battery located without and configured for powering the medical device and/or said internal battery, and comprising circuits configured for measuring a state-of-charge.
System for powering a medical device comprising a master controller configured for selectively connecting configured for powering the medical device only one of an internal battery located within and configured for powering the medical device or an external battery located without and configured for powering the medical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.