Patent ID: 9283334
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,G01F,G01K,G01L

Claim Text:
1. A medical device accessory, comprising: an interface configured to connect the medical device accessory with a medical device for administration of a medical treatment using the medical device and the medical device accessory; a plurality of electrical contacts proximate the interface, the electrical contacts comprising a lead electrical contact adapted to receive a voltage from a power source associated with the medical device and a plurality of identifying electrical contacts; and, at least one conductor providing an electrical connection between the lead electrical contact and one or more of the plurality of identifying electrical contacts; wherein an arrangement of the one or more of the plurality of identifying electrical contacts connected to the lead electrical contact identifies a characteristic of the medical device accessory; and, wherein a conductor of the at least one conductors is configured for alignment with a severing element associated with the medical device and is mechanically severable by the severing element upon disconnection of the medical device accessory with the medical device.