Remotely operated defibrillator
First Claim
7. A publicly accessible external cardiac system for generating a therapy for a patient suffering an abnormal cardiac condition in response to commands from a clinician at a remote location, said system comprising:
- a first electrode adapted to be attached to the patient;
a detector adapted to detect an electrical signal from the patient through said electrode;
a transceiver adapted to transmit an information signal to the clinician indicative of the patient'"'"'s cardiac condition;
a controller coupled to said transceiver and adapted to receive a command from the clinician; and
a therapy generator coupled to said controller and adapted to generate a therapy selected to terminate said cardiac condition in response to said command.
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Abstract
An external cardiac device includes a detector used to detect an abnormal condition of a patient, a controller operating the defibrillator in response to a command and a therapy delivery circuit that delivers appropriate therapy, such antitachycardia, defibrillation or antibradicardia therapy. The defibrillator is attached to a patient by any attendant or bystander and a signal is sent to central station to alert a clinician that the device has been activated. Once the device has been attached, the defibrillator is adapted to monitor the patient and to transmit information to the remotely located operator. The operator then decides what kind of therapy is required and transmits an appropriate command to the device. In one embodiment, the device includes a base station communicating with the central station and a pulse generator which may be separable from the base station. In another embodiment a unitary pulse generator is used with means for communicating with the clinician directly. The device includes a speaker and a microphone to allow the operator and the attendant and/or patient to communicate with each other.
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7. A publicly accessible external cardiac system for generating a therapy for a patient suffering an abnormal cardiac condition in response to commands from a clinician at a remote location, said system comprising:
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a first electrode adapted to be attached to the patient;
a detector adapted to detect an electrical signal from the patient through said electrode;
a transceiver adapted to transmit an information signal to the clinician indicative of the patient'"'"'s cardiac condition;
a controller coupled to said transceiver and adapted to receive a command from the clinician; and
a therapy generator coupled to said controller and adapted to generate a therapy selected to terminate said cardiac condition in response to said command. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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15-1. The system of claim 7 further comprising a diagnostic circuit adapted to run tests on said system to determine if said system is operational.
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18. A method of providing cardiac therapy to a patient suffering from a cardiac condition using an external cardiac device, said method comprising the steps of:
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attaching said device to the patient to sense an input signal indicative of intrinsic cardiac signals;
detecting an abnormal condition based on said input signal;
sending information regarding said patient to an operator at a location remote from said device;
receiving a command from the operator; and
applying therapy with said device in response to said command to correct said abnormal condition.
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