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US 2003/0167075 A1Published application
Automated external defibrillator (AED) system
OwnerRandall Finckeinventor
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An automated external defibrillator (AED) system comprising a defibrillator and its associated electrodes. The defibrillator is compact, rugged, lightweight, inexpensive, easy to use, water-resistant and electronically efficient, wherein the defibrillator is in the form of a unit (or box) with a lid and a body. The body houses the electronics associated with the defibrillator and the lid houses the electrodes. Furthermore, the defibrillator uses a unique hardware design that utilizes a stacked, switched capacitor design to generate bi-phasic waveforms, thereby providing for a compact defibrillator unit. The unit further comprises a liquid crystal display (LCD) that displays pertinent information such as electrocardiogram (ECG) graphs, and a voice-based system that helps guide the user through the defibrillation process. The electrodes of the defibrillator are sealed in a tray that is attached to the interior of the lid.
A defibrillator for applying a therapeutic shock pulse to a patient, said defibrillator being adapted to:
A defibrillator for applying a therapeutic shock pulse to a patient, said defibrillator being adapted to:
A defibrillator for applying a therapeutic shock pulse to a patient, said defibrillator being adapted to:
A defibrillator for applying a therapeutic shock pulse to a patient, said defibrillator being adapted to:
A defibrillator for applying a therapeutic shock pulse to a patient, said defibrillator being adapted to:
A defibrillator for applying a therapeutic pulse to a patient, said defibrillator being adapted to:
A defibrillator for applying a therapeutic shock pulse to a patient, said defibrillator comprising:
A defibrillator for applying a therapeutic shock pulse to a patient, said defibrillator comprising:
A package for storing electrodes prior to use with a defibrillator, said package comprising:
An electrode for use in applying an electric current to a patient, said electrode comprising:
A defibrillator for applying a therapeutic shock pulse to a patient, said defibrillator having a footprint substantially the size of the footprint of its associated electrodes.
A defibrillator for applying a therapeutic shock pulse to a patient, said defibrillator comprising:
A defibrillator comprising a body that encloses hardware associated with the defibrillator, and further comprising a fault analysis system comprising a visual signal indicating whether or not there is a malfunction in the hardware, said visual signal being visible without opening said body.
An electrode tray, where electrodes in the tray are face-to-face on a release liner.
An electrode connector that includes a component that allows a defibrillator to detect when the connector is inserted.
Electrodes in a package with an anode-to-cathode resistor, which:
The defibrillator waveform:
Defibrillation waveform electronics:
Defibrillator capacitor voltage is dumped with internal discharge electronics that utilize low power, low cost semiconductors.
Battery for device operation is sized to perform a single patient rescue sequence and be replaced for the next patient rescue.
Provide fault analysis, with transmission of results on external data communications output for remote monitoring device status.
Capacitor charging with low voltage from battery combined with a safety dump circuit that stops dumping at a voltage just above the battery voltage.
A connector for detecting the nature of an associated electrode and its current use.
A battery for use in a defibrillator, the battery being sized for a single rescue event.
An automated external defibrillator comprising a key receptacle, with said defibrillator being configured for manual operation when said key receptacle is filled.
A defibrillator comprising a safety circuit having a shock delivery switch providing redundant control to the therapy delivery circuits.
A defibrillator wherein ECG monitoring and impedance monitoring utilize the same circuitry.
A defibrillator having an independent time base, and alarm activation, for initiating periodic self-testing.
A defibrillator adapted to provide continuous ECG analysis for detection of ventricular fibrillation during periods of operator contact with the patient for the purpose of expediting delivery of defibrillation shocks.
A defibrillator adapted to provide real-time coaching to a user during a rescue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.