Modular Defibrillator Adaptor Kits for External and Internal Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wearable AEDs are cumbersome and require long charging times, while traditional defibrillators lack flexibility for internal defibrillation in emergency settings, and there is a need for portable systems that support both automated and manual defibrillation.
Innovation Solution
A medical apparatus that can be transformed using adaptor kits to perform multiple medical functions, including wearable defibrillation, external defibrillation, and internal defibrillation, while maintaining portability and adaptability, through the use of adaptor-kit cartridges and accessories.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wearable AED is designed to be portable and automatic, then it can be used by non-medically trained persons, but the device becomes cumbersome and requires long charging times
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into a reusable defibrillator unit and disposable electrode pads. The disposable pads contain the battery and control electronics, while the reusable unit provides the defibrillation capability. This segmentation allows the main unit to be lightweight and portable, while the disposable component handles power requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The electrode pads are designed as disposable components that are discarded after a single use. This eliminates the need for recharging batteries and complex power management in the reusable unit, reducing its weight and complexity while maintaining automated defibrillation functionality.
2Reliability
If traditional defibrillator is designed for high power delivery, then it can effectively perform defibrillation, but it lacks flexibility for internal defibrillation in emergency settings
Solution Approach 1:
The defibrillator unit is designed with universal adaptability to support multiple defibrillation modes (external and internal) through interchangeable electrode configurations. The same core device can deliver high power for external defibrillation or be adapted for internal defibrillation procedures, eliminating the need for separate specialized devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses interchangeable electrode pads and adapters as intermediaries between the defibrillator unit and different application scenarios. These intermediaries enable the same high-power defibrillator to interface with both external electrode configurations and internal defibrillation setups, providing versatility without compromising power delivery capability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual defibrillation is used to allow clinical decision-making, then it provides flexibility in rhythm assessment and shock delivery, but it requires trained healthcare providers and real-time clinical decision-making
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides dynamic operation modes that can switch between automated and manual defibrillation. The same device adapts its level of automation based on the situation, allowing non-medically trained persons to use automated mode for simplicity while enabling trained providers to switch to manual mode when clinical judgment is required.
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AI summary
A medical apparatus and a method of using the medical apparatus is disclosed. The method includes a step of providing the medical apparatus configured to perform an initial-state function and further configured to be altered to enable additional medical functions by using adaptor kits containing cartridges and at least one accessory. The initial-state function is one of an updating sequence, a medical diagnostic test, and a medical function. Additional steps include: using the medical apparatus to perform the initial-state function; and altering the medical apparatus to perform two new medical functions. Optional steps include choosing the initial state function, updating the firmware, enabling an ECG using two finger sensors or using multiple leads, providing one or more AED adaptor kits, a wAED adaptor kit, an ECG adaptor kit, and a training AED adaptor kit.