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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Dean A. Werthman, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Gary Coonan, Rockvale, TN (US);
Ary Inthaluxay, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Dean A. Werthman, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Gary Coonan, Rockvale, TN (US);
Ary Inthaluxay, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system for use in gathering and/or processing data in healthcare facilities includes a fleet of mobile workstations, a set of interchangeable batteries for the fleet of mobile workstations and a battery recharging system for the set of interchangeable batteries. The battery recharging system includes a common battery charger and a control device configured to reduce variation in charging cycle count among the batteries at least in part by outputting a battery selection signal in response to comparing charging cycle counts for each of the batteries.