PORTABLE PATIENT MONITOR WITH DEFIBRILLATOR/PACEMAKER INTERFACE AND BATTERY POWER MANAGEMENT
First Claim
5-1. The cardiac treatment and monitoring system as in claim 1 further comprising a power switch disposed within the patient analyzer unit and adapted to couple power from the plurality of batteries to the defibrillator when the battery capacity analyzer determines that a reserve capacity of the plurality of batteries exceeds a threshold value.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for distributing power within a cardiac treatment and monitoring system which includes a defibrillator releasably coupled to a patient monitoring unit. The method includes the steps of determining a battery reserve capacity within the patient monitoring unit and distributing power from the patient monitoring system to a defibrillator when the determined battery reserve capacity exceeds a threshold value.
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22 Claims
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5-1. The cardiac treatment and monitoring system as in claim 1 further comprising a power switch disposed within the patient analyzer unit and adapted to couple power from the plurality of batteries to the defibrillator when the battery capacity analyzer determines that a reserve capacity of the plurality of batteries exceeds a threshold value.
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6. A method of distributing power within a cardiac treatment and monitoring system which includes a defibrillator releasably coupled to a patient monitoring unit, such method comprising the steps of:
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determining a battery reserve capacity within the patient monitoring unit; and
distributing power from the patient monitoring system to a defibrillator when the determined battery reserve capacity exceeds a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for distributing power within a cardiac treatment and monitoring system which includes a defibrillator releasably coupled to a patient monitoring unit, such apparatus comprising:
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means for determining a battery reserve capacity within the patient monitoring unit; and
means for distributing power to a defibrillator when the determined battery reserve capacity exceeds a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for distributing power within a cardiac treatment and monitoring system which includes a defibrillator releasably coupled to a patient monitoring unit, such apparatus comprising:
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a battery reserve capacity analyzer adapted to determine a battery reserve capacity within the patient monitoring unit; and
a power distribution system adapted to distribute power to a defibrillator when the determined battery reserve capacity exceeds a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A cardiac treatment and monitoring system comprising:
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a cardiac analyzer unit adapted to detect and analyze a QRS complex of a patient;
a defibrillator unit adapted to receive QRS information of the analyzed QRS complex from the cardiac analyzer; and
a power distribution system disposed within the cardiac analyzer unit and adapted to conditionally share power from a power source of the cardiac analyzer with the defibrillator.
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