Emergency apparatus indicator

• US 10,099,061 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2014
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Physio-Control Incorporated (Stryker Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Physio-Control Incorporated (Stryker Corporation)
• Inventors: Buchanan, Robert Reuben
• Primary Examiner(s): Backer, Firmin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Akki, Munear
• Application Number:
  US14/553,994
• Publication Number:
  US 20160148495A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,421 Days
• Field of Search: 34053917, 34053918, 34053913, 34053912
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3904 External heart defibrillators [EHD]
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3993 User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators

Abstract

Technologies and implementations for configuring of automated emergency medical equipment beacon are generally disclosed. The emergency medical equipment may provide a beacon indicating location and event of the emergency.

Claims

1. A method of facilitating indication of an automated external defibrillator (AED) that is part of a network of AEDs, the method comprising:

receiving by the AED, via an electronic communication medium, an indication of a need for the AED, the indication generated in response to an event for which the AED is needed and the indication including information regarding a location of the need;

determining, by the AED, if the location of the need is within a predetermined radius relative to a location of the AED, the predetermined radius stored at the AED and the determining based, at least in part, on the information regarding the location of the need; and

when it is determined that the location of the need is within the predetermined radius, activating an electronic indicator device by the AED to facilitate indication of the AED being within the predetermined radius.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising activating a user interface communicatively coupled to the AED.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving comprises receiving the indication from an emergency service system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining comprises determining if the location of the need is within about 200 meters radius relative to the location of the AED.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein activating comprises activating at least one of a visual indicator and/or an audio indicator.

6. A method of facilitating indication of an automated external defibrillator (AED) of a plurality of AEDs, the method comprising:

receiving by the AED, via an electronic communication medium, an indication of a need for the AED, the indication generated in response to an event for which the AED is needed and the indication including information regarding a location of the need;

determining, by the AED, if the location of the need is within a predetermined radius relative to a location of the AED, the predetermined radius stored at the AED and the determining based, at least in part, on the information regarding the location of the need;

determining if the AED is operationally ready for use; and

when it is determined that the location of the need is within the predetermined radius and that the AED is operationally ready for use, activating an electronic indicator device of the AED to facilitate indication of the AED being within the predetermined radius and being operationally ready for use.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising activating a user interface communicatively coupled to the AED.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein receiving comprises receiving the indication from an emergency service system.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein determining if the location of the need is within a predetermined radius comprises determining if the location of the need is within about 200 meters radius relative to the location of the AED.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein activating comprises activating at least one of a visual indicator and/or an audio indicator.

11. A method of facilitating indication of an automated external defibrillator (AED) that is part of a network of AEDs, the method comprising:

receiving by the AED of the network of AEDs, via an electronic communication medium, an indication of a need for the AED, the indication generated in response to an event for which the AED is needed and the indication including information regarding a location of the need;

determining, by the AED, if the location of the need is within a predetermined radius relative to a location of AED, the predetermined radius stored at the AED and the determining based, at least in part, on the information regarding the location of the need;

determining if motion is detected proximate to the AED; and

when it is determined that the location of the need is within the predetermined radius and that motion is detected, activating an electronic indicator device by the AED to facilitate indication of the AED being within the predetermined radius and that motion is detected.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising activating a user interface communicatively coupled to the AED.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein receiving comprises receiving the indication from an emergency service system.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein determining if the location of the need is within a predetermined radius comprises determining if the location of the need is within about 200 meter radius relative to the location of the AED.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein activating comprises activating at least one of a visual indictor and/or an audio indicator.

16. A system for facilitating indication of an automated external defibrillator (AED) comprising:

a transmit and/or receive module (TX/RX);

a processor communicatively coupled to the TX/RX; and

an indication alert module (IAM) communicatively coupled to the processor, the IAM configured to;

receive by the AED, via an electronic communication medium, an indication of a need for the AED, the indication generated in response to an event for which the AED is needed and the indication including information regarding a location of the need;

determine, by the AED, if the location of the need is within a predetermined radius relative to a location of the AED, the predetermined radius stored at the AED and the determination based, at least in part, on the information regarding the location of the need; and

when it is determined that the location of the need is within the predetermined radius, activate an electronic indicator device by the AED to facilitate indication of the AED being within the predetermined radius.

17. The system of claim 16 further comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the UAV configured to facilitate transportation of the AED to location of the need.