Battery assembly with alarm
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorSean T. Dycus
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Abstract
A battery alarm for use with a battery assembly is provided, the battery alarm including a first activation component, a signaling component, and an output component. The first activation component is configured to activate the alarm upon disengagement of the battery assembly from a battery-operated device and is further configured to deactivate the alarm upon engagement of the battery pack with the battery-operated device. The signaling component is coupled to the first activation component and is configured to transmit a signal when the alarm is activated. The output component is adapted to receive the signal from the signaling component and is configured to produce a visual, audible, and/or tactile output upon receipt of the signal from the signaling component.
Claims18
A surgical system, comprising:
- a surgical instrument;
- and
- a battery assembly releasably engagable with the surgical instrument and configured to supply power to the surgical instrument, the battery assembly including an alarm configured to activate upon disengagement of the battery assembly from the surgical instrument and further configured to deactivate upon engagement of the battery assembly with the surgical instrument.
A surgical system, comprising:
- a surgical instrument;
- a battery charger;
- and
- a battery assembly releasably engagable with the surgical instrument for supplying power to the surgical instrument and releasably engagable with the battery charger for charging the battery assembly, the battery assembly including an alarm configured to activate when the battery assembly is disengaged from both the surgical instrument and the battery charger, the alarm further configured to deactivate upon engagement of the battery assembly to one of the surgical instrument and the battery charger.
A surgical system, comprising:
- a surgical instrument;
- and
- a battery assembly releasably engagable with the surgical instrument for supplying power to the surgical instrument, the battery assembly including an alarm configured to produce at least one of a visual, audible, and tactile output once the battery assembly has been disengaged from the surgical instrument for a predetermined length of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.