# US 11,908,299 B2 · Real time defibrillator incident data

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- Number: US 11,908,299 B2
- Document ID: US11908299B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/193,499
- Filed: 2023-03-30
- Published: 2023-08-03
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2018-09-14
- Assignees: Avive Solutions, Inc.
- Applicants: Avive Solutions, Inc.
- Inventors: Rory M. Beyer; Micah R. Bongberg; Sameer Jafri; Gordon Moseley P. Andrews
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11908299B2

## CPC

- A61N 1/3993: {User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators}
- G08B 21/02: Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons
- G08B 21/043: {detecting an emergency event, e.g. a fall}
- G08B 21/0453: {worn on the body to detect health condition by physiological monitoring, e.g. electrocardiogram, temperature, breathing (detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes A61B5/00)}
- G08B 25/006: {Alarm destination chosen according to type of event, e.g. in case of fire phone the fire service, in case of medical emergency phone the ambulance}
- G08B 25/016: {Personal emergency signalling and security systems (emergency non-personal manually actuated alarm activators G08B25/12)}
- G08B 25/14: Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements
- G08B 27/001: {Signalling to an emergency team, e.g. firemen}
- H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds}
- H04W 4/16: Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
- H04W 4/90: Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
- A61N 1/046: {Specially adapted for shock therapy, e.g. defibrillation}
- A61N 1/3904: {External heart defibrillators [EHD]}
- G08B 25/007: {Details of data content structure of message packets; data protocols}
- G08B 25/009: {Signalling of the alarm condition to a substation whose identity is signalled to a central station, e.g. relaying alarm signals in order to extend communication range}
- H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information
- H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
- A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

System and methods for delivering defibrillator incident information to a PSAP in real-time during emergency use of an AED are described. Such information is utilized by a telecommunicator at a PSAP to provide better guidance to volunteer caregivers during potential cardiac arrest incidents. In another aspect the AED's current instruction state and optionally the time in that state is provided to the PSAP.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An automated external defibrillator (AED) configured to transmit selected defibrillator incident information directly or indirectly to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) responsible for handling calls to emergency services originating from an area that includes a current location of the AED, wherein the selected defibrillator incident information is forwarded to the PSAP in real time during the emergency use of the AED such that the selected defibrillator incident information can be utilized in real time by the telecommunicator to provide directions to a caregiver utilizing the AED or to a caller at the location of the AED during the emergency use of the AED, wherein the selected defibrillator incident information includes at least one of (i) a current instruction state of the AED, and (ii) a next instruction state of the AED.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

An AED as recited in claim 1 wherein the selected defibrillator incident information includes the current instruction state of the AED.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

An AED as recited in claim 1 wherein the selected defibrillator incident information includes the next instruction state of the AED.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

An AED as recited in claim 1 wherein the selected defibrillator incident information further includes an indication of an amount of time that the AED has been in the current instruction state.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

An AED as recited in claim 1 configured to transmit the defibrillator incident information to the PSAP via at least an AED network server.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

An AED as recited in claim 1 configured to transmit the defibrillator incident information to the PSAP via at least an emergency services interface (ESI).

### Claim 7

An automated external defibrillator (AED) that includes defibrillation electrode pads and is configured to transmit selected defibrillator incident information directly or indirectly to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) responsible for handling calls to emergency services originating from an area that includes a current location of the AED, wherein the selected defibrillator incident information is forwarded to the PSAP in real time during emergency use of the AED such that the selected defibrillator incident information can be utilized in real time by the telecommunicator to provide directions to a caregiver utilizing the AED or to a caller at the location of the AED during the emergency use of the AED, wherein the selected defibrillator incident information includes an indication that the electrode pads have been placed.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

An AED as recited in claim 7 configured to transmit the defibrillator incident information to the PSAP via at least an AED network server.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

An AED as recited in claim 7 configured to transmit the defibrillator incident information to the PSAP via at least an emergency services interface (ESI).

### Claim 10

A method comprising, sending a message from a telecommunicator at a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) to an automated external defibrillator (AED) wherein the message is communicated to the AED via an AED network server located remotely relative to the PSAP, the AED network server being configured to communicate with AEDs located both inside and outside of a geographic region associated with the PSAP.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

A method as recited in claim 10 wherein the message is conveyed from the telecommunicator to the AED during emergency use of the AED.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

A method as recited in claim 10 wherein the message is a triggering message that causes the AED to generate a predetermined audio instruction that is prestored by the AED.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

A method as recited in claim 12 wherein the triggering message causes the AED to play or replay a CPR guidance instruction.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

A method as recited in claim 12 wherein the triggering message causes the AED to play or replay an instruction that requests a user to select an operating mode appropriate for a patient that the AED is being used for.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

A method as recited in claim 12 wherein the triggering message causes the AED or a unit associated with the AED to play an audio request to turn the AED on.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

An AED network server configured to perform the method of claim 10.

### Claim 17

A method of communicating information from an automated external defibrillator (AED) to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), the method comprising:
outputting defibrillator incident information generated by the AED in real time during emergency use of the AED, wherein the outputted defibrillator incident information includes an indication of a current state of the defibrillator; and
transmitting selected portions of the defibrillator incident information directly or indirectly to the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) responsible for handling calls to emergency services originating from an area that includes a current location of the AED, wherein the selected defibrillator incident information is transmitted to the PSAP in real time during the emergency use of the AED such that the selected defibrillator incident information including the indication of the current state, and an indication of an amount of time that the AED has been in the current state can be utilized in real time by the telecommunicator to provide directions to a caregiver utilizing the AED or a caller at the location of the AED during the emergency use of the AED.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

A method as recited in claim 17 wherein the indication of the amount of time that the AED has been in the current state is determined by one of:
an AED network server that serves as in intermediary between the AED and the PSAP;
a processor at the PSAP;
an interface unit associated with the AED; or
a mobile communication device is communication with the AED.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

A method as recited in claim 17 wherein the current state is the current operational state of the AED and the selected defibrillator incident information sent to the PSAP further includes an indication of an amount of time that the AED has been in the current operational state.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

A method as recited in claim 17 wherein the current state is the current instruction state of the AED and the selected defibrillator incident information sent to the PSAP further includes an indication of an amount of time that the AED has been in the current instruction state.

### Claim 21 (depends on 17)

A method as recited in claim 17 wherein the selected defibrillator incident information further includes at least one of:
a next AED instruction;
a diagnosis made by the AED of whether a cardiac rhythm detected by the AED is a shockable or non-shockable rhythm;
an AED activation time indicative of a time that the AED was activated;
an AED activation timer indicative of an amount of time that has elapsed since the AED was activated;
a shock count indicative of a number of shocks that have been delivered by the AED;
shock parameters indicative of a waveform and energy level of a shock delivered by the AED;
an indication of an electrode pad status;
an indication of whether electrode pads associated with the AED have been removed from a pad storage location;
an indication of whether the electrode pads are currently attached to a patient;
an indication of whether the electrode pads have been previously attached to the patient but are no longer attached;
an indication of whether the AED is powered on;
an indication of whether the AED is currently operating in an adult or pediatric mode;
an indication of a language that the AED is currently providing instructions in;
an indication of a current ambient temperature;
an AED self-test result or status;
a serial number, hardware version, or software version of the AED; and
an electrode pad serial number.