Battery management for patient support apparatuses

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United States of America

PATENT NO 10420687
APP PUB NO 20160331614A1
SERIAL NO

15151523

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A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, recliner, cot, stretcher, operating table, or the like, includes battery-powered circuitry whose functions are reduced, but not eliminated, as the battery charge level falls below a threshold. Electrical power may be cut off to one or more components of the battery-powered circuitry while still providing battery-supplied electrical power to the other components of the circuitry. A user interface provides battery status data, including a replacement status of a rechargeable battery, and allows a user to select different formats for displaying battery status data. Such formats include displays of battery charge level information not only in manners specific to the battery, but also in manners relative to the patient support apparatus, such as displays of how many, or how much of, one or more functions the patient support apparatus is able to perform based on the battery's current charge level.

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  • STRYKER CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brosnan, Daniel Vincent Kalamazoo, US 38 336
Furman, Aaron Douglas Kalamazoo, US 63 1091
Vytla, Lavanya Colts Neck, US 12 27

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