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Automatic External Defibrillator with Active Status Indicator

a technology of status indicator and external defibrillator, which is applied in the field of external defibrillators, can solve the problems of inability to indicate tests,

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-08-04
DEFIBTECH
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Provides a continuous, active indication of the AED's operational readiness and condition during use, enhancing user confidence and ensuring the device's reliability by clearly communicating its status through visual and auditory cues.

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The results of these tests, however, may not be indicated until subsequent turn-on of the AED or may not be readily apparent to the user of the AED.

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[0021]FIG. 1A illustrates a top sectional view of the Semi-Automatic External Defibrillator (“AED”) 100 that includes a battery system, for example battery pack 110. The AED 100 is a device to treat cardiac arrest that is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia or other shockable cardiac arrhythmias, and is capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should be performed. Upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, the AED automatically charges and requests delivery of electrical energy to electrodes that attach to a patient to deliver the energy to the patient's heart.

[0022]The battery pack 110 provides power to components such as electronics and a charger located in the AED 100. The charger charges a capacitor 564 (FIG. 5) of the AED 100 that provides the electrical energy to the electrodes attached to the patient. The AED 100 includes a generally rectangular sh...

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Abstract

An AED includes defibrillation circuitry housed within an enclosure, a first processor programmed to periodically test the operability of the defibrillation circuitry and a second processor in communication with the first processor. The AED further includes a visual indicator, such as a red / green LED, positioned at the exterior of the enclosure that is operatively connected to the second processor. The second processor is programmed to control the visual indicator in response to the periodic test results provided to it by the first processor.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 678,593, entitled “Automatic External Defibrillator with Active Status Indicator,” filed Oct. 2, 2003, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application No. 10 / 453,312, filed Jun. 3, 2003 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,495,413), which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 960,859, filed Sep. 21, 2001 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,577,102). The complete disclosure of each of the above-identified applications is hereby fully incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]This invention relates generally to external defibrillators, and more specifically to automatic external defibrillators (AED) having active status indicators that provide a continuous indication related to the operational readiness of the defibrillator. The invention further relates to AEDs having other operation indicators that provide indications related to th...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61N1/39
CPCA61N1/378A61N1/39H01M16/00H01M10/441A61N1/3975A61N1/3904A61N1/39044Y02E60/10
Inventor VAISNYS, GINTARAS A.MEIER, GIOVANNI C.LAUB, GLENN W.
Owner DEFIBTECH
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