Apparatus and method for upgrading a hospital room

Abstract

A mobile care cart adapted to carry a battery and a fluid supply has a first display to provide battery-related information and a second display to provide fluid supply-related information. The battery may be coupled to patient care equipment located on the cart. The first display may indicate the status of the battery charge level. The cart may include a fluid port located on the cart and coupled to a fluid supply. The second display may indicate if the fluid supply is below a predetermined level. The first and second displays may be located on an upwardly-facing top wall of the cart.

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       34 . An apparatus comprising a cart adapted to carry a battery and a fluid supply, the cart having a first display to provide battery-related information, and a second display to provide fluid supply-related information.  
   
   
       35 . The apparatus of  claim 34 , comprising a patient treating accessory located on the cart, wherein the battery is configured to be coupled the patient treating accessory for supplying power thereto.  
   
   
       36 . The apparatus of  claim 34 , wherein the first display includes a first indicator configured to indicate the status of the battery charge level.  
   
   
       37 . The apparatus of  claim 36 , wherein the first indicator is a series of indicators forming a bar graph to indicate the status of the battery charge level.  
   
   
       38 . The apparatus of  claim 36 , wherein the first indicator flashes when the battery charge is low.  
   
   
       39 . The apparatus of  claim 36 , wherein the first display includes a second indicator configured to indicate the operating status of the battery.  
   
   
       40 . The apparatus of  claim 39 , wherein the second indicator is a series of indicators, each indicator representing a particular condition of the battery.  
   
   
       41 . The apparatus of  claim 40 , wherein one of the indicators is lit when the battery power is on.  
   
   
       42 . The apparatus of  claim 40 , wherein one of the indicators is lit when there is battery overload.  
   
   
       43 . The apparatus of  claim 40 , wherein one of the indicators is lit when there is no battery output power.  
   
   
       44 . The apparatus of  claim 40 , wherein one of the indicators is lit when service is required.  
   
   
       45 . The apparatus of  claim 34 , comprising a fluid port located on the cart and coupled to the fluid supply.  
   
   
       46 . The apparatus of  claim 34 , wherein the second display includes an indicator configured to indicate if the fluid supply is below a predetermined level.  
   
   
       47 . The apparatus of  claim 46 , wherein the indicator flashes when the fluid supply is below a predetermined level.  
   
   
       48 . The apparatus of  claim 34 , wherein the second display includes an audible alarm that sounds when the fluid supply is below a predetermined level.  
   
   
       49 . The apparatus of  claim 48 , wherein the second display includes an actuator to silence the alarm.  
   
   
       50 . The apparatus of  claim 34 , wherein the fluid supply is an oxygen cylinder.  
   
   
       51 . The apparatus of  claim 46 , wherein the fluid supply is an air cylinder.  
   
   
       52 . The apparatus of  claim 34 , wherein the cart includes an upwardly-facing top wall, and the displays are located on the upwardly-facing top wall.  
   
   
       53 . The apparatus of  claim 34 , wherein the cart is a mobile care cart.  
   
   
       54 . An apparatus comprising a cart adapted to carry a battery, the cart having an upwardly-facing top wall and a display located on the upwardly-facing top wall to provide battery-related information.  
   
   
       55 . An apparatus comprising a cart adapted to carry a fluid supply, the cart having an upwardly-facing top wall and a display located on the upwardly-facing top wall to provide fluid supply-related information.