External defibrillator with automatic self-testing prior to use
US5879374A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/048
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A defibrillator with an automatic self-test system that includes a test signal generator and a defibrillator status indicator. The test system preferably performs functional tests and calibration verification tests automatically in response to test signals generated periodically and/or in response to predetermined conditions or events and indicates the test results visually and audibly. The invention also relates to a method for automatically determining and indicating a defibrillator's status without human intervention.
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