Aftermarket Medical Battery Packs: Revelations from Product Teardowns

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Aftermarket or refurbished battery packs are available for most portable devices. This white paper presents the results of several product teardowns on aftermarket battery packs, both commercial and medical, and explains how substandard aftermarket packs can cut corners on cost, safety mechanisms, and battery performance. These teardowns expose electronic & mechanical design issues, as well as poor manufacturing practices and regulatory violations.