Universal aed training adapter
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsHans Patrick Griesser, Dennis E. Ochs
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Abstract
A training adapter (28) for an automated external defibrillator (AED) (10) which provides for safe training use of any AED. The training adapter includes a circuit which ensures that any defibrillation voltage/current is shunted away from the trainee, training electrodes(26), and patient simulation equipment. The training adapter simultaneously provides to the AED a simulated patient ECG signal which causes the AED to operate as if an actual cardiac rescue were occurring, thus heightening the realism of the training experience.
Claims20
A training adapter system for a defibrillator comprising:
- a pair of patient electrodes;
- a detector operable to detect the proper placement of the patient electrode pair on a simulated patient;
- a connector disposed for electrical connection with a defibrillator;
- an ECG simulator;
- a defibrillation energy shunt resistor;
- and
- a controllers which electrically connects the connector with the ECG simulator and the shunt resistor in response to a signal from the detector.
A training adapter for a defibrillator comprising:
- an electrically insulated casing;
- a controller disposed inside the casing;
- a relay controlled by the controller;
- a defibrillator electrode connector disposed on the casing;
- a defibrillator connector electrically connecting the relay to a defibrillator;
- an ECG simulator electrically connected to the relay opposite the defibrillator connector;
- and
- a shunt resistor electrically connected to the relay opposite the defibrillator connector,
- wherein the defibrillator electrode connector is electrically connected to the controller, and further wherein the controller operates the relay in response to a signal from the defibrillator electrode connector indicating that a pair of patient electrodes are positioned properly on a simulated patient.
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A method for using a defibrillator in a training mode, the steps comprising:
- sensing the proper placement of electrodes on a simulated patient;
- automatically connecting an ECG simulator to a defibrillator in response to the sensing step;
- providing a simulated ECG signal from the ECG simulator to the defibrillator;
- and
- shunting defibrillation energy delivered by the defibrillator responsive to the providing step away from the simulated patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.