Defibrillator with a multiple-mode interface
US6754526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3993
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a defibrillator having both a manual and an AED mode with corresponding user commands for both modes. The defibrillator includes a door which conceals manual mode commands, such that opening of the door puts the defibrillator in the manual mode and simultaneously reveals the manual mode command buttons. In one actual embodiment, the door includes apertures which allow access to the AED command buttons. When the door is in the open position, a keypad is revealed having manual commands which preferably take the form of buttons. In another actual embodiment, the door includes a switch which senses when the door is opened and sends the defibrillator into manual mode. The door includes a front side having AED command buttons, and a back side having manual mode command buttons. The door conceals a keypad having further manual mode command buttons.
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