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Energy storage device management for a patient support apparatus

US11389357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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221References

19Claims

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Assignee

Stryker Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael Joseph Hayes · Kalamazoo, US
Daniel V. Brosnan · Kalamazoo, US
Annie Désaulniers · Kalamazoo, US
Aaron Douglas Furman · Kalamazoo, US
Alexey Titov · Redmond, US
Ming Chen · Ann Arbor, US
Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu · Kalamazoo, US
Kevin M. Patmore · Plainwell, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 23, 2018
Grant date	Jul 19, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 14, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02J7/345
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system is provided that comprises a patient support apparatus and a unit being independent from the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus comprises a support structure having a base and a patient support surface for a patient. The patient support apparatus also comprises an electrical distribution system, one or more electrical devices, and an energy storage device (ESD) configured to store energy to power the one or more electrical devices through the electrical distribution system. The unit is configured to autonomously interact with the patient support apparatus to remove the ESD from the patient support apparatus and/or to place a replacement ESD on to the patient support apparatus.

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