Patent ID: 11877937
Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F  G  B | IPC A  F  G

Claim 16:
17. A spring comprising:
a first spring segment having a first spring constant, an uncompressed configuration, a partially compressed configuration, and a fully compressed configuration; and
a second spring segment having a second spring constant, an uncompressed configuration, a partially compressed configuration, and a fully compressed configuration,
wherein the second spring constant is greater than the first spring constant,
wherein the first and second spring segments are arranged in series,
wherein a first electrical circuit between a first electrical contact on the first spring segment and a second electrical contact on the second spring segment has a first resistivity when: (i) the first spring segment is in the uncompressed configuration, and (ii) the first spring segment is in the partially compressed configuration, and wherein the first electrical circuit has a second resistivity when the first spring segment is in the fully compressed configuration, and
wherein the first resistivity is greater than the second resistivity.