Portable patient monitor with defibrillator/pacemaker interface and battery power management

US6591135B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael J. Palmer · Southampton, GB
• James M. Gray · Glendale, US
• David L. Schieble · Oconomowoc, US
• Alan E. Clapp · Glendale, US
• Brian Bayer · Northville, US
• Wilfried Loehning · Horben, DE
• Andreas Schulz · Reutlingen, DE
• Horst Schlosser · Kenzingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 16, 2001
• Grant date: Jul 8, 2003
• Expiry date: Jun 18, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/3975
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for distributing power within a cardiac treatment and monitoring system which includes a defibrillator releasably coupled to a patient monitoring unit. The method includes the steps of determining a battery reserve capacity within the patient monitoring unit and distributing power from the patient monitoring system to a defibrillator when the determined battery reserve capacity exceeds a threshold value.