Advanced adaptation of basic cardiac life support
By adapting basic cardiac life support devices to advanced cardiac life support devices, and using cardiac life support adapters to monitor and control advanced cardiac treatments, the problem of wasted device switchover time is solved, and efficient life support conversion is achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-14
AI Technical Summary
In cases of cardiac arrest, there is a problem of wasted time when switching from existing basic cardiac life support equipment to advanced cardiac life support.
By adapting basic cardiac life support devices to advanced cardiac life support devices, cardiac life support adapters can be used to monitor a patient's cardiac status and control the delivery of advanced cardiac treatments.
It enables efficient switching to advanced cardiac life support without interrupting basic cardiac life support, reducing the waste of critical rescue time.
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Abstract
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Technical Field
[0001] This disclosure generally relates to administering cardiac arrest treatment to a patient, which involves basic cardiac life support followed by advanced cardiac life support. This disclosure specifically relates to adapting a basic cardiac life support device (e.g., an automated external defibrillator) to operate as an advanced cardiac life support device (e.g., an advanced life support defibrillator) during the administration of cardiac arrest treatment to a patient. Background Technology
[0002] Figure 1 An illustration shows a CPR monitor 30 positioned on the sternum of patient 10, with a non-professional rescuer 20 performing chest compressions in a conventional manner using both hands, one hand placed over the other. Specifically, the non-professional rescuer 20's hands are placed on the CPR monitor 30, and chest compressions are performed on the heart of patient 10 by the non-professional rescuer 20 according to a standard CPR protocol. As is known in the art of this disclosure, the CPR monitor 30 monitors the quality of the CPR performed on the heart of patient 10 by the non-professional rescuer 20, such as, for example, whether the CPR is effective or ineffective in terms of the depth and rate of compressions, chest release and recoil, and the placement of the rescuer's hands on the chest of patient 10. A cable 31 is attached to a basic cardiac life support device in the form of an automated external defibrillator (AED) 40 to connect the monitoring of CPR quality to the defibrillator 40 and to provide audible CPR instructions via the speaker of the defibrillator 40.
[0003] Figure 1 AED 40 is further illustrated by being attached to patient 10 via electrodes 41a and 41b. As known in the art of this disclosure, AED 40 is operated to deliver one or more defibrillation shocks to patient 10 during CPR as needed. More specifically, when patient 10 is experiencing arrhythmias without spontaneous circulation (e.g., ventricular fibrillation (VF) or ventricular tachycardia (VT)), AED 40 is operable to deliver a high-voltage pulse to patient 10's heart to restore normal rhythm and systolic function. During operation, AED 40 automatically analyzes the electrocardiogram (ECG) rhythm of patient 10's heart to determine if defibrillation is required. When defibrillation is required, fully automated defibrillation via AED 40, as known in the art of this disclosure, involves AED 40 instructing a non-professional rescuer 20 to terminate CPR, after which AED 40 delivers a defibrillation shock to patient 10. When defibrillation is required, as is known in the art of this disclosure, semi-automatic defibrillation via AED 40 involves AED 40 instructing a non-professional rescuer 20 to terminate CPR and further instructing the non-professional rescuer 20 to press the shock button on AED 40 to deliver a defibrillation shock to the patient 10.
[0004] While a non-professional rescuer 20 is administering basic cardiac life support to patient 10, an advanced rescuer (not shown) may arrive at the scene to administer advanced cardiac life support to patient 10. In this case, the advanced rescuer may (1) continue to administer basic cardiac life support to patient 10 via AED 40, which is not available to provide advanced life support to patient 10, or (2) disconnect AED 40 from patient 20 and connect an advanced life support (ALS) defibrillator to patient 20 to administer advanced cardiac life support to patient 20. This may consume the critical rescue time required for patient 20 to receive some form of cardiac life support. Summary of the Invention
[0005] This disclosure relates to improving cardiac life support for patients by adapting a basic cardiac life support device (e.g., an automated external defibrillator) to operate as an advanced cardiac life support device (e.g., an advanced life support defibrillator) during the administration of advanced cardiac treatment delivered from the basic cardiac life support device to the patient.
[0006] This disclosure may be embodied in (1) a cardiac life support system, (2) a cardiac life support adapter and (3) a cardiac life support method.
[0007] Various exemplary embodiments of the cardiac life support system disclosed herein encompass a basic cardiac life support device and a cardiac life support adapter. When connected to a patient, the basic cardiac life support device is configured to monitor the patient's cardiac status and control the delivery of basic cardiac treatments derived from the patient's cardiac status to the patient. When the cardiac life support adapter communicates with the basic cardiac life support connected to the patient, the cardiac life support adapter is configured to (1) receive data representing the patient's cardiac status from the basic cardiac life support, (2) derive advanced cardiac treatments from the data representing the patient's cardiac status received from the basic cardiac life support device, and (3) control the delivery of the advanced cardiac treatments from the basic cardiac life support device to the patient.
[0008] Various exemplary embodiments of the cardiac life support adapter disclosed herein cover a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions for execution by one or more processors to (1) receive data representing the patient's cardiac status from a basic cardiac life support device connected to the patient, (2) derive advanced cardiac treatment from the data representing the patient's cardiac status received from the basic cardiac life support device, and (3) control the delivery of the advanced cardiac treatment from the basic cardiac life support device to the patient.
[0009] Various exemplary embodiments of the cardiac life support method according to this disclosure cover (1) establishing communication between the basic cardiac life support device and the cardiac life support adapter when the basic cardiac life support device is connected to a patient, and (2) adapting the basic cardiac life support device to connect to the patient to deliver the advanced cardiac treatment to the patient, including (a) the basic cardiac life support device transmitting data representing the patient's cardiac state to the cardiac life support adapter, (b) the cardiac life support adapter deriving the advanced cardiac treatment from the data representing the patient's cardiac state received from the basic cardiac life support device, and (c) the cardiac life support adapter controlling the delivery of the advanced cardiac treatment to the patient by the basic cardiac life support device.
[0010] The foregoing exemplary and other embodiments of this disclosure, as well as the various structures and advantages of this disclosure, will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of various embodiments read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The detailed description and drawings are illustrative only and not limiting of this disclosure, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. Attached Figure Description
[0011] This disclosure will present in detail exemplary embodiments described below with reference to the following figures, wherein: Figure 1 Examples of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed by a rescuer on a patient's heart, as is known in the art of this disclosure; Figure 2 Exemplary embodiments of the cardiac life support system according to this disclosure are illustrated; Figure 3 A flowchart illustrating an exemplary embodiment of the cardiac life support method according to the present disclosure is shown; Figure 4 Exemplary embodiments of the cardiac life support adapter and basic cardiac life support device according to the present disclosure are illustrated; Figure 5 A graphical screen illustrating an exemplary embodiment of a cardiac life support adapter and a basic cardiac life support device according to the present disclosure is shown; Figure 6 An exemplary embodiment of a basic cardiac life support controller according to the present disclosure is illustrated; Figure 7 An exemplary embodiment of a cardiac life support adapter controller according to the present disclosure is illustrated; Figure 8A A first exemplary implementation of controlling the delivery of advanced cardiac treatments to a patient is illustrated; and Figure 8BA second exemplary implementation of controlling the delivery of advanced cardiac treatments to patients is illustrated. Detailed Implementation
[0012] This disclosure relates to improving cardiac life support for patients by adapting a basic cardiac life support device (e.g., an automated external defibrillator) to operate as an advanced cardiac life support device (e.g., an advanced life support defibrillator) during the administration of advanced cardiac treatment delivered from the basic cardiac life support device to the patient.
[0013] For the purposes of description and claiming protection of this disclosure, the terms “basic cardiac care,” “advanced cardiac care,” “basic cardiac life support,” “advanced cardiac life support,” “automatic defibrillation,” “semi-automatic defibrillation,” “manual defibrillation,” “synchronized cardioversion,” “percutaneous pacing,” and “cardiopulmonary resuscitation” as used in this disclosure broadly encompass the definitions of these terms as known in the field of this disclosure.
[0014] For ease of understanding this disclosure, Figure 2 The following description teaches exemplary implementations of a cardiac life support system according to this disclosure, and Figure 3 The following description teaches exemplary embodiments of a cardiac life support method according to this disclosure. Figure 2 and Figure 3 Based on the description, those skilled in the art will understand how to apply this disclosure to manufacture and use additional embodiments of the cardiac life support system and cardiac life support method according to this disclosure.
[0015] refer to Figure 2 The exemplary cardiac life support system disclosed herein employs a basic cardiac life support device 50 and a cardiac life support adapter 60.
[0016] For purposes of description and claiming protection of this disclosure, the term "basic cardiac life support device" broadly encompasses all devices known in the art of this disclosure and contemplated below for controlling the delivery of basic cardiac treatment to a patient in critical cardiac condition and adapted to deliver advanced cardiac treatment to the patient in accordance with the principles of this disclosure. Examples of basic cardiac support devices of this disclosure include, but are not limited to, automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for controlling the delivery of basic cardiac treatment to a patient in critical cardiac condition and adapted to deliver advanced cardiac treatment to the patient in accordance with the principles of this disclosure.
[0017] Examples of basic cardiac treatments include, but are not limited to, automated and semi-automated defibrillation.
[0018] Examples of advanced cardiac treatments include, but are not limited to, manual defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, and percutaneous pacing.
[0019] For the purposes of description and claiming protection of this disclosure, the term "cardiac life support adapter" broadly encompasses all devices used to control the delivery of advanced cardiac treatments to patients by a basic cardiac life support device based on the principles of this disclosure. Still referencing Figure 2 The Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) device 50 includes a pair of electrode pads / plates 51a and 51b, optional ECG leads (not shown), a basic ECG monitor 52 (internal or external), a Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) controller 53, and a basic cardiac therapy source 54. Although not shown, the BCLS device 50 may further include optional ECG leads, accessory devices for sensing additional cardiac-related conditions of the patient (e.g., blood pressure, SpO2, and ventilation), and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidance devices.
[0020] Electrode pads / plates 51a and 51b are structurally configured in a manner known in the art of this disclosure, such that... Figure 1 The front vertex arrangement shown, or alternatively a front-rear arrangement (not shown), is conductively applied to patient 11. Electrode pads / plates 51a and 51b are operable to conduct defibrillation shocks from a basic cardiac treatment source 54 to the heart 12 of patient 11, as controlled by a BCLS controller 53 known in the art of this disclosure, and to conduct the electrical activity of the heart 12 of patient 11 to a basic ECG monitor 52, as known in the art of this disclosure. Alternatively or simultaneously, ECG leads (not shown), as known in the art of this disclosure, may be connected to patient 11 to conduct the electrical activity of the heart 12 of patient 11 to the basic ECG monitor 52.
[0021] The basic ECG monitor 52 is structurally configured, as is known in the art, to generate ECG waveforms of the heart 12 of the patient 11 as an indication of whether the patient 11 is experiencing an organized or disorganized heartbeat condition. An example of an ECG waveform indicating an organized heartbeat condition is an ECG waveform representing organized contractions of the ventricles of the heart 12, which are capable of pumping blood. An example of an ECG waveform indicating that the patient 11 is experiencing a disorganized heartbeat condition is a random ECG waveform having zero (0) discernible waves representing organized heartbeat activity of the patient 11's heart 12.
[0022] In one exemplary implementation, the base ECG monitor 52 employs a digital signal processor to stream ECG waveform data to the BCLS controller 53.
[0023] The basic cardiac treatment source 54 is structurally configured, as is known in the art of this disclosure, such as by a BCLS controller 53, to deliver basic cardiac treatment (e.g., automated or semi-automated defibrillation) to the heart 12 of the patient 11 via electrode pads / plates 51a and 51b.
[0024] In one exemplary embodiment, the basic cardiac treatment source 54 employs a high-voltage capacitor bank (not shown) for storing high voltage via a high-voltage charger and power supply when the charging button is pressed. The basic cardiac treatment source 54 further employs a switching / isolation circuit (not shown) for selectively applying charging energy of a specific waveform from the high-voltage capacitor bank to the electrode pads / plates 51a and 51b, as controlled by the BCLS controller 53. In practice, defibrillation shocks can have any waveform known in the art of this disclosure. Examples of such waveforms include, but are not limited to, monophasic sinusoidal waveforms (positive sine waves) and biphasic truncated waveforms.
[0025] The BCLS controller 53 includes a basic ECG analyzer (not shown) for analyzing and interpreting ECG waveform data from the basic ECG monitor 52, as known in the art of this disclosure and contemplated below, and further includes a basic cardiac treatment controller for controlling the delivery of basic cardiac treatments (e.g., automated or semi-automated defibrillation) derived from the analysis and interpretation of the ECG waveform data, as known in the art of this disclosure and contemplated below.
[0026] Still referencing Figure 2 The cardiac life support adapter 60 employs an advanced ECG monitor 61 (internal or external) and an advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) controller 62.
[0027] The advanced ECG monitor 61 is structurally configured to generate advanced ECG waveforms of the heart 12 of the patient 11 as an indication that the patient 11 is experiencing an organized or disorganized cardiac condition, as known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below.
[0028] ACLS controller 62 includes an advanced ECG analyzer (not shown) for analyzing and interpreting ECG waveform data from advanced ECG monitor 61, as known in the art of this disclosure and contemplated below, and further includes an advanced cardiac therapy controller (not shown) for deriving advanced cardiac therapies (e.g., manual defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, and percutaneous pacing) from the analysis and interpretation of the ECG waveform data, as known in the art of this disclosure and contemplated below. A non-limiting example of ACLS controller 62 is an ACLS controller for an advanced life support defibrillator, as known in the art of this disclosure and contemplated below.
[0029] In practice, the advanced cardiac therapy controller can be fully integrated into the ACLS controller 62, or alternatively, distributed between the ACLS controller 62 and a processing system accessible by the ACLS controller 62 via the cloud or any other wireless device, as known in the art of this disclosure and envisioned below.
[0030] Based on the principles of this disclosure, the ACLS controller 62 is further configured to control the delivery of advanced cardiac therapy from the basic cardiac life support device 50 to the heart 12 of the patient 11, such as by combining Figure 3 The following description further elaborates on this.
[0031] refer to Figure 3 Flowchart 80 illustrates the cardiac treatment delivery method of this disclosure, and flowchart 100 illustrates the cardiac treatment adaptation method of this disclosure. In practice, the activated basic cardiac life support device 50 executes flowchart 80, and the activated cardiac life support adapter 60 executes flowchart 100.
[0032] Still referencing Figure 3 Once activated and when connected to a patient (e.g., Figure 2 When the patient is 11), stage S82 of flowchart 80 covers the basic cardiac life support device 50 monitoring the patient's cardiac status through the analysis and interpretation of ECG waveform data, and further covers the basic cardiac life support device 50 controlling the delivery of basic cardiac treatments derived from the patient's cardiac status to the patient.
[0033] Once activated, stage S102 of flowchart 100 covers the cardiac life support adapter 60 determining whether the adapter 60 has a wired or wireless connection to the basic cardiac life support device 50. The adapter 60 will repeat stage S102 until stage S102 of flowchart 100 determines that the adapter 60 has a wired or wireless connection to the basic cardiac life support device 50.
[0034] The basic cardiac life support device 50 repeats stage S82 until stage S84 of flowchart 80, which establishes a wired or wireless connection with the cardiac life support adapter 60. At this point, the basic cardiac life support device 50 proceeds to stage S86 of flowchart 80 to continue stage S82 and transmit cardiac status data to the cardiac life support adapter 60 (e.g., Figure 2 (CSD70), whereby adapter 60 receives cardiac status data during stage S104 of flowchart 100, and further repeats stages S82-S86 from device 50 until advanced cardiac therapy communication (e.g.,) is received from adapter 60. Figure 2 (ACT 72).
[0035] Phase S106 of flowchart 100 covers the adapter 60 monitoring the patient's cardiac status via analysis and interpretation of cardiac status data (e.g., ECG data). The adapter 60 will repeat phases S102-S106 until, during phase S108 of flowchart 100, advanced cardiac therapy for patient 11 is exported and delivered. The adapter 60 then oversees the delivery of advanced cardiac therapy by device 50 during phase S90 of flowchart 80, during phase S110 of flowchart 100.
[0036] In one exemplary implementation of stages S90 and S110, adapter 60 initiates... Figure 4 The basic cardiac treatment source 54 is controlled by the user interface of the adapter 60, which then delivers advanced cardiac treatment to the patient via the device 50 (e.g., graphical user interface, button, etc.).
[0037] In a second exemplary embodiment of stages S90 and S110, adapter 60 instructs device 50 on how to control... Figure 4 The basic cardiac treatment source 54 is delivered by the device 50 via the user interface (e.g., a button) of the device 50 to provide advanced cardiac treatment.
[0038] An exemplary embodiment of device 50 is configured with according to Figure 3 The flowchart 80 shows the application / module of the automated external defibrillator.
[0039] Figure 4 Exemplary embodiments of an adapter 60 in the form of a wristband 60a, a tablet computer 60b, a mobile phone 60c, and an advanced life support defibrillator 60d are illustrated, each adapter being configured with according to Figure 3 The application / module of flowchart 100.
[0040] Figure 5 Examples are shown in Figure 3 During the execution of flowchart 100, exemplary analysis screenshots 120, charging screenshot 121, and delivery screenshot 122 of adapter 60 are shown.
[0041] To facilitate a further understanding of this disclosure, Figure 6 The following description teaches exemplary implementations of a BCLS controller according to this disclosure. Figure 6 Based on the description, those skilled in the art will understand how to apply this disclosure to manufacture and use other embodiments of the BCLS controller according to this disclosure.
[0042] refer to Figure 6An exemplary implementation of a BCLS controller 130 is shown, which includes one or more processors 131, memory 132, user interface 133, network interface 134, and memory 135 interconnected via one or more system buses 136.
[0043] Each processor 131 can be any hardware device, as known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below, capable of executing instructions stored in memory 132 or a memory, or otherwise processing data. In non-limiting instances, one or more processors 131 may include microprocessors, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), or other similar devices.
[0044] Memory 132 may include various types of memory, such as those known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below, including but not limited to L1, L2, or L3 caches or system memory. In non-limiting instances, memory 132 may include static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), or other similar memory devices.
[0045] User interface 133 may include one or more devices, as known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below, for enabling communication with users such as administrators. In a non-limiting instance, the user interface may include a command-line interface or a graphical user interface that can be presented to a remote terminal via network interface 134.
[0046] Network interface 134 may include one or more devices, as known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below, for enabling communication with other components of the medical device. In a non-limiting instance, network interface 134 may include a network interface card (NIC) configured to communicate according to the Ethernet protocol. Additionally, network interface 134 may implement a TCP / IP protocol stack for communication according to the TCP / IP protocol. Various alternative or additional hardware or configurations for network interface 134 will be readily apparent.
[0047] Memory 135 may include one or more machine-readable storage media, such as those known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below, including but not limited to read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk storage media, optical storage media, flash memory devices, or similar storage media. In various non-limiting embodiments, memory 135 may store instructions for execution by one or more processors 131 or data that can be operated on by one or more processors 131. For example, memory 135 may store a basic operating system for controlling various basic operations of the hardware.
[0048] The memory 135 may also store application modules in the form of executable software / firmware for implementing as previously described in this disclosure. Figure 3 The various functions of the method.
[0049] In one exemplary embodiment shown in the figure, memory 135 stores application module 137 including a basic ECG analyzer 138 and a basic cardiac treatment controller 139, particularly according to Figure 3 Flowchart 100.
[0050] The memory S135 may further store a CPR quality analyzer 140, as known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below, for providing feedback on the quality of CPR applied to the patient.
[0051] To facilitate a further understanding of this disclosure, Figure 7 The following description teaches exemplary implementations of an ACLS controller according to this disclosure. Figure 7 Based on the description, those skilled in the art will understand how to apply this disclosure to make and use other embodiments of the ACLS controller according to this disclosure.
[0052] refer to Figure 7 An exemplary embodiment of an ACLS controller 150 is shown, which includes one or more processors 151, memory 152, user interface 153, network interface 154, and storage 155 interconnected via one or more system buses 156.
[0053] Each processor 151 can be any hardware device, as known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below, capable of executing instructions stored in memory 152 or a storage device or otherwise processing data. In non-limiting instances, one or more processors 151 may include microprocessors, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), or other similar devices.
[0054] Memory 152 may include various types of memory, such as those known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below, including but not limited to L1, L2, or L3 caches or system memory. In a non-limiting instance, memory 152 may include static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), or other similar memory devices.
[0055] User interface 153 may include one or more devices, as known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below, for enabling communication with users such as administrators. In a non-limiting instance, the user interface may include a command-line interface or a graphical user interface that can be presented to a remote terminal via network interface 154.
[0056] Network interface 154 may include one or more devices, as known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below, for enabling communication with other components of the medical device. In a non-limiting instance, network interface 154 may include a network interface card (NIC) configured to communicate according to the Ethernet protocol. Additionally, network interface 154 may implement a TCP / IP protocol stack for communication according to the TCP / IP protocol. Various alternative or additional hardware or configurations for network interface 154 will be readily apparent.
[0057] Memory 155 may include one or more machine-readable storage media, such as those known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below, including but not limited to read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk storage media, optical storage media, flash memory devices, or similar storage media. In various non-limiting embodiments, memory 155 may store instructions for execution by one or more processors 151 or data that can be operated on by one or more processors 151. For example, memory 155 may store a basic operating system for controlling various basic operations of the hardware.
[0058] The memory 155 may also store application modules in the form of executable software / firmware for implementing as previously described in this disclosure. Figure 3 The various functions of the method.
[0059] In one exemplary embodiment shown in the figure, memory 155 stores application module 157 including advanced ECG analyzer 158 and advanced cardiac treatment controller 159, particularly according to Figure 3 Flowchart 100.
[0060] The memory S155 may further store a CPR quality analyzer 160, as known in the art of this disclosure or contemplated below, for providing feedback on the quality of CPR applied to the patient.
[0061] In practice, there are two main implementation methods for controlling the delivery of advanced cardiac treatments to patients through basic cardiac life support devices.
[0062] In one exemplary embodiment, Figure 8A An example of the ACT controller 159a is shown. Figure 7 )Start the BCT controller 139a ( Figure 6 ) control, thereby user interface 153 ( Figure 7 The BCT controller 139a (e.g., graphical user interface, buttons, etc.) delivers advanced cardiac treatments to the patient.
[0063] In the second exemplary embodiment, Figure 8A An example is shown where the BCT controller 139a receives instructions from the ACT controller 159b on how to control the delivery of advanced cardiac treatments via the user interface (e.g., buttons) of the device 133a.
[0064] According to this article Figure 1-8B Based on the description, those skilled in the art will understand the numerous benefits of this disclosure, including, but not limited to, adapting a basic cardiac life support device (e.g., an automated external defibrillator) to operate as an advanced cardiac life support device (e.g., an advanced life support defibrillator) during the administration of advanced cardiac treatment delivered from a basic cardiac life support device to a patient.
[0065] The present disclosure is now described with reference to preferred embodiments. After reading and understanding the foregoing detailed description, others may conceive of modifications and alterations. The invention is intended to be construed as including all such modifications and alterations, provided they fall within the scope of the appended claims or their equivalents.
[0066] Furthermore, in light of the teachings provided herein, those skilled in the art will understand that features, elements, components, etc., disclosed and described in this disclosure / specification and / or depicted in the drawings and / or recited in the claims can be implemented in various combinations of hardware and software, and provide functionality that can be combined in a single element or multiple elements. For example, the functionality of various features, elements, components, etc., shown / illustrated / depicted in the drawings and / or recited in the claims can be provided by using dedicated hardware and hardware capable of executing software associated with appropriate software. When provided by a processor, functionality can be provided by a single dedicated processor, a single shared processor, or multiple separate processors, some of which may be shared and / or multiplexed. Furthermore, the explicit use of the terms “processor” or “controller” should not be construed as exclusively referring to hardware capable of executing software, and may implicitly include, but is not limited to, digital signal processor (“DSP”) hardware, memory (e.g., read-only memory (“ROM”), random access memory (“RAM”), non-volatile memory, etc.) for storing software, and virtually any means and / or machine (including hardware, software, firmware, combinations thereof) capable of (and / or configurable) executing and / or controlling processes.
[0067] Furthermore, all statements herein recounting the principles, aspects, and exemplary embodiments of this disclosure, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to cover their structural and functional equivalents. Additionally, such equivalents include both currently known equivalents and those developed in the future (e.g., any element developed that can perform the same or substantially similar functions, regardless of its structure). Therefore, for example, in light of the teachings provided herein, those skilled in the art will understand that any block diagram presented herein may represent a conceptual view of illustrative system components and / or circuits embodying the principles of the invention. Similarly, in light of the teachings provided herein, those skilled in the art should understand that any flowchart, diagram, etc., may represent various processes that can be substantially presented in a computer-readable storage medium and thus performed by a computer, processor, or other device with processing capabilities, whether or not such a computer or processor is explicitly shown.
[0068] Preferred and exemplary embodiments of this disclosure have been described. These embodiments are intended to be illustrative and not restrictive. It should be noted that modifications and variations can be made by those skilled in the art in light of the teachings provided herein, including the drawings and claims. Therefore, it should be understood that changes can be made to the preferred and exemplary embodiments of this disclosure within the scope of this disclosure and the exemplary embodiments disclosed, described, and taught herein.
[0069] Furthermore, it is contemplated that devices and / or corresponding and / or related systems, such as those that can be used / implemented in devices according to this disclosure, are also contemplated and considered to be within the scope of this disclosure. Additionally, corresponding and / or related methods for manufacturing and / or using devices and / or systems according to this disclosure are also contemplated and considered to be within the scope of this disclosure.
Claims
1. A cardiac life support system, comprising: Basic cardiac life support device (50) and cardiac life support adapter (60), When connected to a patient, the basic cardiac life support device (50) is configured to monitor the patient's cardiac status and control the delivery of basic cardiac treatments derived from the patient's cardiac status to the patient. Wherein, when the cardiac life support adapter (60) communicates with the basic cardiac life support connected to the patient, the cardiac life support adapter (60) is configured to: Receive data representing the patient's cardiac status from the basic cardiac life support device (50); Advanced cardiac therapy is derived from the data representing the patient's cardiac status received from the basic cardiac life support device (50); and The advanced cardiac treatment is delivered to the patient by the basic cardiac life support device (50).
2. The cardiac life support system according to claim 1, wherein, The basic cardiac treatment includes at least one of the following: automated defibrillation derived from the patient's cardiac status and semi-automated defibrillation derived from the patient's cardiac status.
3. The cardiac life support system according to claim 1, wherein, The advanced cardiac treatment includes at least one of the following: manual defibrillation derived from the patient's cardiac status, synchronized cardioversion derived from the patient's cardiac status, and percutaneous pacing derived from the patient's cardiac status.
4. The cardiac life support system according to claim 1, wherein, At least one of the basic cardiac life support device (50) and the cardiac life support adapter (60) is further configured to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality feedback when cardiopulmonary resuscitation is being performed on the patient by a rescuer.
5. The cardiac life support system according to claim 4, wherein, The cardiac life support adapter (60) can be connected to the rescuer.
6. A cardiac life support adapter (60) for adapting a basic cardiac life support device (50) to deliver advanced cardiac therapy to a patient when the basic cardiac life support device (50) is connected to the patient. The cardiac life support adapter (60) includes: A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium being encoded with instructions for execution by at least one processor, the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including the instructions to: Receive data representing the patient's cardiac status from the basic cardiac life support device (50); The advanced cardiac treatment is derived from the data representing the patient's cardiac status received from the basic cardiac life support device (50); and The advanced cardiac treatment is delivered to the patient by the basic cardiac life support device (50).
7. The cardiac life support adapter (60) according to claim 6, in, The advanced cardiac treatment includes at least one of the following: manual defibrillation derived from the patient's cardiac status, synchronized cardioversion derived from the patient's cardiac status, and percutaneous pacing derived from the patient's cardiac status.
8. The cardiac life support adapter (60) according to claim 6, wherein, The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium is encoded with instructions for execution by the at least one processor, to: Provide CPR quality feedback while the rescuer is performing CPR on the patient.
9. The cardiac life support adapter (60) according to claim 8, wherein, The cardiac life support adapter (60) can be connected to the rescuer.
10. The cardiac life support adapter (60) according to claim 8, wherein, The cardiac life support adapter (60) is installed in either the mobile device (50) or the rescuer's wristband.
11. A method for cardiac life support, comprising adapting a basic cardiac life support device (50) to deliver advanced cardiac therapy to a patient, the basic cardiac life support device (50) being configured, when connected to a patient, to monitor the patient's cardiac status and control the delivery of basic cardiac therapy derived from the patient's cardiac status to the patient, the advanced cardiac life support adapter (60) being configured to monitor the patient's cardiac status and derive advanced cardiac therapy for the patient from the patient's cardiac status. The cardiac life support methods include: When the basic cardiac life support device (50) is connected to the patient, communication is established between the basic cardiac life support device (50) and the cardiac life support adapter (60); and Adapting the basic cardiac life support device (50) to connect to the patient to deliver the advanced cardiac treatment to the patient includes: The basic cardiac life support device (50) transmits data representing the patient's cardiac status to the cardiac life support adapter (60). The cardiac life support adapter (60) derives the advanced cardiac therapy from data representing the patient's cardiac state received from the basic cardiac life support device (50), and The cardiac life support adapter (60) controls the delivery of the advanced cardiac treatment to the patient by the basic cardiac life support device (50).
12. The cardiac life support method according to claim 11, wherein, The basic cardiac treatment includes at least one of the following: automated defibrillation derived from the patient's cardiac status and semi-automated defibrillation derived from the patient's cardiac status.
13. The cardiac life support method according to claim 11, wherein, The customized advanced cardiac treatment includes at least one of the following: manual defibrillation derived from the patient's cardiac status, synchronized cardioversion derived from the patient's cardiac status, and percutaneous pacing derived from the patient's cardiac status.
14. The cardiac life support method according to claim 11, further comprising: The basic cardiac life support device (50) or the cardiac life support adapter (60) provides cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality feedback when the rescuer is performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the patient.
15. The cardiac life support method according to claim 14, wherein, The cardiac life support adapter (60) is connected to the rescuer.