External defibrillator

US8615295B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CARDIOTHRIVE, INC. · US

Inventors

• Walter T. Savage · Concord, US
• Shelley J. Savage · Concord, US
• Walter Norman Maclay · Sunnyvale, US
• Douglas C. Morrison · Union City, US
• Thomas K. Geraty · San Jose, US
• Mark Brinkerhoff · San Jose, US
• Ronald S. Boeder · Livermore, US
• Tony M. Ton · San Diego, US
• Jeffrey S. Greger · Fairfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2010
• Grant date: Dec 24, 2013
• Expiry date: Oct 22, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/3993
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A variety of arrangements and methods relating to a defibrillator are described. In one aspect of the invention, a defibrillator includes two paddles that each include a defibrillator electrode covered in a protective housing. The two paddles are sealed together using a releasable seal to form a paddle module such that the housings of the paddles form the exterior of the paddle module. An electrical system including at least a battery and a capacitor is electrically coupled with the paddles. The battery is arranged to charge the capacitor. The capacitor is arranged to apply a voltage at the defibrillator electrodes, which generates an electrical shock for arresting a cardiac arrhythmia.