Public access CPR and AED device
AssigneeZoll Circulation, Inc.
InventorsSteven R. Bystrom, Darren R. Sherman
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Abstract
A system for resuscitation of a heart attack victim. The system includes CPR device which compresses the victim's chest, a defibrillator which may be used to defibrillate the patient, and an identification system for identifying the person operating the system. Depending on the identity of the operator, the system permits varying degrees of access to components and enablement of the functions of the various subsystems.
Claims10
A medical treatment system for treatment of a patient, wherein said medical treatment system is intended to be used in an environment wherein the device may be removed from a secure storage device and deployed upon the patient by a first operator pending arrival of a second operator, said medical treatment system comprising:
- a plurality of medical devices;
- controller for controlling functional enablement of a medical device included within the plurality of medical devices;
- an ID processor for determining a first level of access for the first operator and a second level of access for the second operator;
- wherein the ID processor is operably connected to the controller to permit physical access and to deny functional enablement of the medical device based on the first level of access of the first operator and to permit functional enablement of the medical device based on the level of access of the second operator.
A method for treating a patient comprising the steps:
- providing a treatment system including a plurality of medical devices;
- providing a controller for controlling physical access and functional enablement of a medical device included within the plurality of medical devices;
- providing an ID processor for determining a first level of access for a first operator and a second level of access for a second operator;
- wherein the ID processor is operably connected to the controller to permit physical access and to deny functional enablement of the medical device based on the first level of access of the first operator and to permit functional enablement of the medical device based on the level of access of the second operator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.