US 10,500,405 B2 · Preventing use of sync mode during cardioversion and defibrillation

Abstract

An external defibrillator may have a controller to set the defibrillator in a synchronous shock operating mode or an asynchronous shock operating mode, a shock module to cause the defibrillator to deliver shock therapy to a patient according to the present operating mode of the defibrillator, and a heart rhythm detector to detect a heart rhythm of the patient. The defibrillator may also have a mode assessment module to determine whether the present operating mode or selected defibrillation energy of the defibrillator is appropriate based on the detected heart rhythm of the patient.

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Dependent claims

An external defibrillator having a synchronous shock operating mode and an asynchronous shock operating mode, the defibrillator comprising:

a manual mode controller configured to set the defibrillator in the synchronous shock operating mode or the asynchronous shock operating mode;
an automatic mode controller configured to set the defibrillator in the synchronous shock operating mode or the asynchronous shock operating mode;
a shock module configured to cause the defibrillator to deliver shock therapy to the patient according to the present operating mode of the defibrillator;
a heart rhythm detector configured to detect a heart rhythm of the patient;
and
an energy adjustment recommendation module configured to determine whether an energy level of the shock should be adjusted based on the detected heart rhythm of the patient.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Preventing use of sync mode during cardioversion and defibrillation

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Preventing use of sync mode during cardioversion and defibrillation

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Abstract

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