Uni-cable defibrillator paddles
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorDavid B. Cameron
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Abstract
A uni-cable paddle system comprising two paddles with contact surfaces, and a main cable connected at one of its ends to one of the paddles, e.g., the sternum paddle. An inter-paddle cable connects the sternum and apex paddles. The main cable has two high-voltage (HV) wires. One of the HV wires is connected to the contact surface of the sternum paddle; the other HV wire is connected to the apex paddle's contact surface via a HV wire in the inter-paddle cable. Control switches and display indicators may be located on the paddles; the wires for these additional functions may be integrated into the main and inter-paddle cables.
Claims6
A uni-cable paddle system for a defibrillator, comprising:
- (a) first and second paddle means, each having a contact surface, for establishing an electrical connection with a patient;
- (b) a main cable having a first and second high-voltage wires, said main cable having a first end for connection to the defibrillator and having a second end connected to said first paddle means, wherein said first high-voltage wire is connected to said contact surface of said first paddle means;
- (c) an inter-paddle cable having a third high-voltage wire, said third high-voltage wire having a first end connected to said second high voltage wire of said main cable and having a second end connected to said contact surface of said second paddle means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.