Patent ID: 11896794
Assignee: NORTHGATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A medical device comprising:
an interface configured to connect the medical device with an interface of a medical device accessory for administration of a medical treatment using the medical device and the medical device accessory;
a plurality of electrical contacts proximate the interface on the medical device, the plurality of electrical contacts comprising: a) an electrical supply contact adapted to supply a voltage from a power source associated with the medical device to a lead electrical contact on the medical device accessory; and b) a plurality of reading electrical contacts, each adapted to receive the voltage, if present, from at least one identifying electrical contact on the medical device accessory when the medical device accessory is connected to the medical device; and,
a controller configured to read a presence of the voltage at each of the plurality of reading electrical contacts;
wherein the controller identifies a characteristic of the medical device accessory by reading an arrangement of the plurality of reading electrical contacts supplied with the voltage from the at least one identifying electrical contacts on the medical device accessory.