Defibrillator/monitor system having a pod with leads capable of wirelessly communicating

US8880168B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC. · US

Inventors

• Christopher Pearce · Monroe, US
• Thomas J. McGrath · Everett, US
• Randy L. Merry · Woodinville, US
• John C. Daynes · Redmond, US
• Kenneth J. Peterson · Bellevue, US
• Peter Wung · Redmond, US
• Michael D. McMahon · Lake Forest Park, US
• D. Craig Edwards · Fall City, US
• Eric T. Holerman · Bothell, US
• Rockland W. Nordness · Kirkland, US
• James S. Neumiller · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 13, 2013
• Grant date: Nov 4, 2014
• Expiry date: Aug 13, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B5/0215
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A modular external defibrillator system in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: a base containing a defibrillator to deliver a defibrillation shock to a patient, (b) one or more pods each connectable to a patient via patient lead cables to collect at least one patient vital sign, the pods operable at a distance from the base, (c) a wireless communications link between the base and a selected one of the two or more pods to carry the at least one vital sign from the selected pod to the base, the selection being based on which pod is associated with the base.