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Apparatus for charging defibrillator capacitors

US6243604A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 1999
Grant dateJun 5, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/3937
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Defibrillator capacitors are charged according to duty cycle control implemented by several stages of clocking circuits. A first frequency clocking circuit is reset on demand to introduce additional clock pulses for a fast charge of the capacitors.

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