Defibrillator paddles with lighted shock buttons
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsSimon Edward Kozin, Anthony Matheson
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Abstract
An improved user interface for a defibrillator (100) capable of being used with paddle electrodes (180) and adhesive pad electrodes (190). A shock delivery button (110) located on the defibrillator control panel delivers a shock through the pad electrodes. A second shock delivery button (210), located on the paddle electrodes, delivers a shock through the paddle electrodes. Both shock delivery buttons are configured with the same shape, operation and illumination in order to reduce user confusion.
Claims16
A defibrillator (100) configured to use both of a paddle electrode and an adhesive electrode (190), comprising:
- a base unit with a user control panel (115);
- a first shock delivery button (110) having a first shape disposed on the user control panel;
- a paddle electrode (200) electrically connected to the base unit;
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- a second shock delivery button (210) having the first shape disposed on the paddle electrode.
A method of enabling a defibrillator (100) for delivering therapy, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first shock delivery button (110) on a user control panel (115) disposed on the defibrillator;
- electrically coupling either a paddle electrode (200) having a second shock delivery button (210) to the defibrillator or an adhesive electrode (190) to the defibrillator;
- sensing the adhesive electrode coupling in the electrically coupling step;
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- enabling the first shock delivery button (110) only upon sensing the electrically coupling of the adhesive electrode, wherein each of the first shock delivery button (110) and the second shock delivery button (200) have a first shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.