Carrying case handle for defibrillator and accessories

A hinged carrying case for a portable defibrillator having an open position and a closed position comprising:

• a rigid base having a base interior region bounded by four base side walls and a bottom surface;
• a rigid lid having a lid interior region bounded by four lid side walls and a top surface;
• a hinge disposed on one base side wall connecting the base to the lid;
• a latch assembly disposed on a side of the carrying case opposite the one base side wall for holding the lid to the base in the closed position;
• an arcuate handle with two ends, the handle disposed across a second side of the carrying case adjacent both of the hinge and the latch assembly, wherein one end of the handle is attached to the base side wall on which the hinge is located and the second end of the handle is connected to the base side wall on which the latch assembly is located,
• the two handle ends arranged to be flush with the lid and base when the carrying case is in the closed position, wherein
• the arcuate handle is further comprised of a substantially rigid or semi-rigid material which can flex but return to original shape;
• a plurality of handle anchors for connecting one end of the handle to the base side wall on which the hinge is located and for connecting the second end of the handle to the base side wall on which the latch assembly is located;
• a plurality of handle anchor cover plates installed over the handle anchors such that each cover plate is flush with the respective base side wall;
• and
• a plurality of interior compartments disposed in the base interior region and the lid interior region, wherein the portable defibrillator is located in the base interior region,
• wherein the exterior surfaces of the hinge and the latch assembly are flush with the lid and base when the carrying case is in the closed position.