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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marcia J Wawro, Auburn, NY (US);
Ronald A Hauptli, Warners, NY (US);
Michael Cariseo, East Syracuse, NY (US);
Assignee:
Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
320114 ; 600110 ; 429 97 ;
Abstract
A handle for a diagnostic instrument includes a battery housing for retaining at least one rechargeable battery and a set of interchangeable adapters which can be selectively and releasably engaged with the housing to allow recharging of the battery through interconnection with an external power source, such as a wall outlet. The adapters are directly attached and detached to one end of the battery housing without requiring any disassembly or modification of the battery housing, allowing the instrument to be used either with or without an attached adapter.