System for identifying the presence and correctness of a medical device accessory

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9283334
APP PUB NO 20130131579A1
SERIAL NO

13683572

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A medical device accessory comprising an interface configured to connect the medical device accessory with a medical device for administration of a medical treatment using the medical device and the medical device accessory, a plurality of electrical contacts proximate the interface, the electrical contacts comprising a lead electrical contact adapted to receive an voltage from a power source associated with the medical device and one or more identifying electrical contacts, and at least one conductor providing an electrical connection between the lead electrical contact and the one or more identifying electrical contacts. An arrangement of the one or more identifying electrical contacts connected to the lead electrical contact identifies a characteristic of the medical device accessory.

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NORTHGATE TECHNOLOGIES INC1591 SCOTTSDALE COURT ELGIN IL 60123

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Andersen, Eric Palatine, US 16 325
Curtis, Chip West Dundee, US 18 444
Mantell, Robert Arlington Heights, US 20 711
Weaver, Steven Itasca, US 32 511

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