Mighty mouse disconnection

Sometimes, my BT Mighty Mouse "disconnects" from my iMac and I can't figure out a way to have it working again. I turn it off/on, it doesn't help, so I guess the only way to be able to use it again is to wait and cross my fingers or to restart my mac.
Any explanations or solutions for that behavior?
Thx

No. It's a Mighty Mouse. They made a wireless version and it's model A1197, which I referenced.

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