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.
Claims13
A method, comprising:
- providing a surgical instrument and a battery assembly releasably engagable with the surgical instrument for powering the surgical instrument;
- and
- activating an alarm upon disengagement of the battery assembly from the surgical instrument.
A method, comprising:
- providing a surgical instrument and a battery assembly releasably engagable with the surgical instrument for powering the surgical instrument;
- and
- activating an alarm upon contact of the battery assembly with a magnetically conductive surface.
A method, comprising:
- activating an alarm upon disengagement of a battery assembly from a surgical instrument;
- and
- deactivating the alarm upon engagement of the battery assembly to either of a surgical instrument and a battery charger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.