Battery management for patient support apparatuses

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12097153
APP PUB NO 20240058189A1
SERIAL NO

18385023

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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 CORPORATIONPORTAGE MI 49002-9711

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brosnan, Daniel Vincent Kalamazoo, US 38 385
Furman, Aaron Douglas Kalamazoo, US 65 1281
Vytla, Lavanya McKinney, US 14 40

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