Appeal No. 2004-1546
Application No. 09/030,989
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates an adapter pod for use in a medical
perfusion system having a data communications network with a plurality of
connection points each having a substantially identical network
connector. The adapter pod includes a common connector adapted to
connect to a network connector, a device connector adapted to be
connected to a perfusion device, and means for generating a message in
the form of a digital data packet. (Brief, p. 2). Claim 16, which is
representative of the claimed invention, appears below:
16. An adapter pod for use in a medical perfusion system, said
medical perfusion system having a main controller and a data
communications network with a plurality of connection points,
each connection point having a substantially identical
network connector, said adapter pod comprising:
a common connector adapted to be connected to one
of said identical network connectors, said common connector
having a connector configuration;
a device connector adapted to be connected to a
perfusion device, said device connector having a connector
configuration different than said connector configuration of
said common connector; and
means for controlling electrical power to said perfusion
device and for generating messages, in the form of a digital
data packet, for said main controller and said perfusion
device.
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