Cooperating defibrillators and external chest compression devices
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an external chest compression (ECC) device having a first communication module; and
a defibrillator having a second communication module, in which the ECC device and the defibrillator are capable of communicating via the first communication module and the second communication module.
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Abstract
Devices, methods, and software implementing those methods for providing communicating external chest compression (ECC) devices and defibrillation (DF) devices, where the ECC and DF devices can be physically separate from each other. Both ECC and DF devices are able to operate autonomously, yet able to communicate with and cooperate with another device when present. Some ECC and DF devices are adapted to be physically and/or electrically coupled to each other. One ECC device includes a backboard, a chest compression member, a communication module, controller, and at least one sensor, electrode lead or electrode. One DF device includes a defibrillator module, a controller, and a communication module that can communicate with the ECC communication module. The communicating ECC and DF devices may deliver ECC, pacing, defibrillation, ventilation, and cooling therapies, and may deliver instructions to human assistants, in a coordinated and cooperative fashion.
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Citations
139 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an external chest compression (ECC) device having a first communication module; and
a defibrillator having a second communication module, in which the ECC device and the defibrillator are capable of communicating via the first communication module and the second communication module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 68, 69, 138)
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58. A system for performing external chest compression (ECC) and defibrillation on a person, the system comprising:
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means for compressing the person'"'"'s chest;
means for defibrillating the person, in which the chest compression means and defibrillating means can be physically apart from each other; and
means for communicating data between the chest compression means and the defibrillating means. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71)
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72. A method comprising:
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placing a person on a first device;
establishing data communication between the first device and a second device that can be physically apart from the first device;
causing a chest compression member of the first device to compress a chest of the person against the backboard; and
causing a defibrillator of the second device to defibrillate the person responsive to the communication. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 139)
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110. A method comprising:
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receiving an input that a person has been placed on an external chest compression (ECC) device;
generating instructions to establish communication between a first data communication module operably coupled to the ECC device and a second data communication module coupled to a defibrillator;
generating instructions to operate a chest compression member of the ECC device to compress the person against the backboard; and
operating the defibrillator to defibrillate the person in response to the communication. - View Dependent Claims (111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131)
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132. An article comprising:
- a storage medium, the storage medium having instructions stored thereon, in which when the instructions are executed by at least one device, they result in;
receiving an input that a person has been placed on an external chest compression (ECC) device and sending out the input as data;
generating instructions to operate a chest compression member of the ECC device to compress the person'"'"'s chest;
receiving a physiological signal of the person;
sending the physiological signal to the defibrillator; and
operating the defibrillator module to defibrillate the person in response to the sent signal.
- a storage medium, the storage medium having instructions stored thereon, in which when the instructions are executed by at least one device, they result in;
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133. An article comprising:
- a storage medium, the storage medium having instructions stored thereon, in which when the instructions are executed by at least one device, they result in;
receiving an input that a person has been placed on an external chest compression (ECC) device and sending out the input as data;
establishing a master controller as between a first controller coupled to the ECC device and a second controller coupled to the defibrillator; and
generating instructions in the master controller to operate a chest compression member of the ECC device to compress the person'"'"'s chest. - View Dependent Claims (134, 135, 136, 137)
- a storage medium, the storage medium having instructions stored thereon, in which when the instructions are executed by at least one device, they result in;
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