Identification system for defibrillator electrode package
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorEric Jonsen
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Abstract
An automatic external defibrillator electrode package includes a coded conductive label that uniquely identifies the type of automatic electrode contained therein. Pins on the defibrillator body make electrical contact with the conductive label when the package is attached to the defibrillator. These pins sense the shape of the conductive label to ascertain the electrode type, thereby enabling the AED to automatically set the proper operating mode.
Claims20
A method for identifying an electrode type in an automatic external defibrillator comprising the steps of:
- providing on an automatic external defibrillator electrode package which includes an electrical connector for coupling an electrode to the defibrillator a shaped conductive label having a conductive path that uniquely identifies a type of electrode contained therein;
- coupling the electrode electrical connector to an electrode connector of the defibrillator;
- and
- coupling one or more conductors to the shaped conductive label when the automatic external defibrillator electrode package is coupled to the defibrillator.
An electrode package for an automatic external defibrillator comprising:
- a cartridge for containing one or more electrodes of a particular type;
- and
- a shaped conductive label disposed on the cartridge, said shaped conductive label uniquely identifying the particular type of electrode contained therein via the shape of said shaped label.
An automatic external defibrillator comprising:
- one or more electrode cartridges, each containing one or more electrodes of a particular type;
- and
- one or more shaped conductive labels, each disposed on one of the one or more electrode cartridges, each of said one or more shaped conductive labels uniquely identifying a particular type of electrode contained therein based on the shape of said shaped label.
A method for identifying an electrode type in an automatic external defibrillator comprising the steps of:
- providing a first conductive label on a first type of an automatic external defibrillator electrode package, said first conductive label having a first shape that uniquely identifies a type of electrode contained therein;
- and
- providing a second conductive label on a second type of an automatic external defibrillator electrode package, said second conductive label having a second shape that uniquely identifies a type of electrode contained therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.