Defibrillator system condition indictator
AssigneeHeartstream, Inc.
InventorCarlton B. Morgan
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Abstract
A defibrillator and electrode system that gives the user a visible and/or audible indication of the condition of the electrodes and other parts of the defibrillator system prior to deployment of the electrodes and use of the defibrillator. In a preferred embodiment of the method of this invention, a patient simulation and analyze circuit within the defibrillator periodically tests the condition of the system and provides the user with a visual indication of the system's condition.
Claims32
A defibrillator system comprising:
- a defibrillator, the defibrillator comprising a defibrillator circuit and an electrode interface, the defibrillator circuit comprising an energy source, the electrode interface comprising conductors in electrical communication with the energy source;
- means for periodically operating the energy source to discharge a test pulse through the conductors;
- a patient simulator communicating with the conductors;
- a test pulse analyzer communicating with the conductors and the patient simulator;
- and
- a fault indicator communicating with the test pulse analyzer.
A defibrillator system comprising:
- a defibrillator, the defibrillator comprising a defibrillator circuit and an electrode interface, the defibrillator circuit comprising an energy source, the electrode interface comprising conductors in electrical communication with the energy source;
- means for periodically delivering a test signal through the conductors;
- a patient simulator communicating with the conductors;
- a test signal analyzer communicating with the conductors and the patient simulator;
- and
- a fault indicator communicating with the test signal analyzer.
A defibrillator system comprising:
- defibrillator, the defibrillator comprising a defibrillator circuit and an electrode interface, the defibrillator circuit comprising an energy source, the electrode interface comprising conductors in electrical communication with the energy source;
- means for periodically delivering a test signal through the conductors;
- a patient simulator communicating with the conductors;
- a test signal analyzer communicating with the conductors and the patient simulator;
- and
- a fault indicator communicating with the test signal analyzer,
- wherein the test signal is an ECG signal pattern.
A defibrillator system comprising:
- a defibrillator, the defibrillator comprising a defibrillator circuit and an electrode interface, the defibrillator circuit comprising an energy source, the electrode interface comprising conductors in electrical communication with the energy source;
- means for periodically delivering a test ECG signal through the conductors;
- means for periodically delivering a test pulse through the conductors;
- a patient simulator communicating with the conductors;
- an analyzer communicating with the conductors and the patient simulator;
- and
- a fault indicator communicating with the analyzer.
A test system for a defibrillator, the system comprising:
- an energy source;
- conductors in electrical communication with the energy source;
- means for periodically operating the energy source to discharge a test pulse through the conductors;
- a patient simulator communicating with the conductors;
- a test pulse analyzer communicating with the conductors and the patient simulator;
- and
- a fault indicator communicating with the test pulse analyzer.
A test system for a defibrillator, the system comprising:
- an energy source;
- conductors in electrical communication with the energy source;
- means for periodically delivering a test signal through the conductors;
- a patient simulator communicating with the conductors;
- a test signal analyzer communicating with the conductors and the patient simulator;
- and
- a fault indicator communicating with the test signal analyzer.
A test system for a defibrillator, the system comprising:
- an energy source;
- conductors in electrical communication with the energy source;
- means for periodically delivering a test ECG signal through the conductors;
- means for periodically delivering a test pulse through the conductors;
- a patient simulator communicating with the conductors;
- an analyzer communicating with the conductors and the patient simulator;
- and
- a fault indicator communicating with the analyzer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.