Electrode arrangement for a defibrillator

US5247945A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Roland Heinze · Munich, DE
• Karl Stangl · Munich, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 13, 1991
• Grant date: Sep 28, 1993
• Expiry date: Jun 13, 2011

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/0587
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An electrode arrangement for a cardiac defibrillator includes one or more physiological sensors disposed in an electrode carrier for planar application against the exterior of the heart. The sensor contained in the electrode carrier is connected to a housing, containing a defibrillation power source and signal processing circuitry, via a sensor line, and the electrical signals obtained from the sensor are used for controlling operation of the defibrillator.