Patent ID: 6130520
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: A61B,H01M,H02J,Y02E

Abstract:
A handle for a hand-held diagnostic instrument, said diagnostic instrument including an instrument head attachable to a top end of said handle for examining a medical target, said handle comprising:a battery housing having an interior sized for retaining at least one rechargeable battery for powering said instrument head; andat least one battery-recharging adapter including releasable attachment means for releasably attaching said at least one adapter to said battery housing and electrical interconnecting means contained within an adapter housing for electrically interconnecting with said at least one retained battery when said at least one adapter is attached to said housing, wherein attachment of a said adapter and recharging of said at least one retained battery does not require any disassembly of said battery housing and permits the diagnostic instrument to be used to examine a medical target while said at least one adapter is attached to said battery housing.