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US 7,120,503 B2Granted
Sterile disposable internal defibrillation paddles
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsJames L. Miller, Joan A. Kelly
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Abstract
A disposable internal defibrillator paddle providing for a more economical and easier defibrillation procedure than non disposable paddles. The disposable paddle contains: (a) a handle attached to a shaft attached to a spoon, the spoon having a receiving unit, and the handle, the shaft, and the spoon are all made of non conducting material; and (b) an electrode plate attaching onto the receiving unit of the spoon.
Claims23
An apparatus comprising:
- a handle attached to a shaft attached to a spoon, the spoon having a receiving unit, and the handle, the shaft, and the spoon are all made of nonconducting material;
- and
- an electrode plate attaching onto the receiving unit of the spoon adapted to be in contact with the heart of a patient.
An apparatus comprising:
- a handle attached to a shaft attached to a spoon, the spoon having a receiving unit, and the handle, and the shaft, and the spoon are all made of nonconducting material;
- an electrode plate attaching onto the receiving unit of the spoon adapted to be in contact with the heart of a patient,
- a sterile package storing the handle, and the shaft, and the spoon, and the electrode plate, in a sterile manner;
- a self testing unit;
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- a wire connecting to the electrode plate which protrudes outside the package through a microbial barrier, allowing the self testing unit to operate without opening the package,
- wherein the handle and the shaft and the spoon are integratedly molded into one piece,
- wherein the wire passes through the handle and shaft,
- wherein the spoon and electrode plate are both circular,
- wherein the shaft is made of a malleable material,
- wherein the spoon is made of a malleable material,
- wherein the shaft contains a bend,
- wherein the handle comprises an opening receiving the shaft, so that the shaft can adjustably slide into the handle thereby adjusting a length of the shaft,
- wherein the receiving unit comprises a hole in a center of the spoon, and the electrode plate comprises a head in a center of the electrode plate which snaps into the hole, and
- wherein the receiving unit allows the electrode plate to snap onto the spoon.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.