Automated external defibrillator with user interface for adult and pediatric applications

US6990373B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Medtronic Emergency Response Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Cynthia P. Jayne · Redmond, US
• Richard C. Nova · Kirkland, US
• Paula Lank · Renton, US
• John C. Daynes · Redmond, US
• Anthony J. Santolla · Kirkland, US
• Patricia O'Hearn · Mercer Island, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 10, 2002
• Grant date: Jan 24, 2006
• Expiry date: Apr 30, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/3943
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An automated external defibrillator automatically determines the type of patient to which it is attached based on patient-specific information entered by the user. The defibrillator includes electrodes that are adapted for placement on a patient, a pulse generator connected to the electrodes, and processing circuitry that controls the defibrillation pulse delivery from the pulse generator. The automated external defibrillator causes a defibrillation pulse to be delivered to the patient in accordance with the determined patient type. A user interface having a user input connected to the processing circuitry enables the user of the defibrillator to enter patient-specific information. The user may enter the patient-specific information by interacting with the user input during a time period in relation to a prompt from the defibrillator. In another aspect, data pertaining to identification of the type of patient connected to the electrodes may be recorded with event data in a memory.