Easy-to-use electrode and package
AssigneeMedtronic Emergency Response Systems, Inc.
InventorsKevin Covey, Kelly Locke, Shawn Bertagnole
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Abstract
The invention presents techniques for making the operation of an automated external defibrillator easier to understand for an operator. The automated external defibrillator includes defibrillation electrodes packaged in a sealed, easy-to-open pouch. Visual cues such as instructive pictures show the operator how to open the pouch, retrieve the defibrillation electrodes and correctly position the electrodes on a patient's chest.
Claims36
A device comprising:
- an external defibrillator;
- a hermetically sealed pouch containing an electrode, wherein the electrode is an external defibrillation electrode for placement on a patient's skin;
- an anchor that fastens the pouch to the external defibrillator;
- and
- a handle that, when pulled, causes the handle to move away from the anchor and tear the pouch to provide access to the electrode contained within the pouch.
A device comprising a pouch containing a defibrillation electrode, the pouch comprising a ring-shaped handle that when pulled causes the pouch to tear open.
A method comprising:
- sealing a defibrillation electrode in a pouch;
- and
- constructing a ring-shaped handle on the pouch that when pulled causes the pouch to tear open.
A method comprising:
- obtaining a pouch containing a defibrillation electrode hermetically sealed within the pouch;
- and
- tearing open the pouch by pulling a ring-shaped handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.