Method and apparatus for printing incident review data from an external defibrillator without the need of a computer

• US 20050065557A1
• Filed: 07/20/2004
• Published: 03/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Thompson, Catherine Ann, Powers, Daniel J.
• Application Number:
  US10/895,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20050065557A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/5
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3925 Monitoring; Protecting
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3993 User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators

Abstract

A method and apparatus is provided for reviewing incident data on an external defibrillator (10). The method begins by deploying the defibrillator (10) for use in an emergency, wherein the defibrillator (10) is attached to a patient (18). The ECG data from the patient (18) is monitored and then recorded in an image file located in a memory device (22) incorporated in the defibrillator (10).

Claims

1. A method of reviewing incident data on an external defibrillator (100) comprising:

deploying the defibrillator (100) for use in an emergency, wherein the defibrillator (100) is attached to a patient (18);

monitoring ECG data from the patient; and

recording the monitored ECG data in an image file located in a memory device (22) incorporated in the defibrillator (100).

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said memory device (22) is user removable, and further comprising the steps of printing the recorded ECG data by removing the memory device (22) from the defibrillator (100) and inserting the memory (22) into a memory reader incorporated in a printer.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the recording step includes recording audible data received from a microphone (122).

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the recording step includes recording defibrillator operation information.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said external defibrillator (100) is a fully automatic external defibrillator.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said external defibrillator (100) is a semi-automatic external defibrillator.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of transmitting said recorded ECG image file from the defibrillator (100) to a display device (118).

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of selecting additional data to be recorded in the image file located on the memory (22).

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said additional data is selected from the group consisting of audible data and patient therapy data.

10. The method of claim 2 wherein said memory device (22) is selected from the group consisting of a compact FLASH, an ATA flash memory card, a Memory Stick, a SmartMedia and an SD Card.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the recording step includes converting raw ECG data into an image file format.

12. An electrotherapy device comprising:

a controller (20);

an energy source (12);

at least one electrode (16) for providing electrotherapy to a patient (18);

an energy delivery system (19) operable by the controller (20) to deliver an electrical shock from the energy source (12) to the at least one electrode (16);

a processor for converting incident data to an image file format; and

a memory device (22) on which an image file containing the incident data is recorded in the image file format.

13. The electrotherapy device of claim 12 wherein the incident data includes ECG data.

14. The electrotherapy device of claim 12 wherein said memory device (22) is user removable and is adapted to be read by a memory reader incorporated in a printer.

15. The electrotherapy device of claim 12 wherein the incident data includes audible data received from a microphone (122).

16. The electrotherapy device of claim 12 wherein the incident data includes defibrillator operation information.

17. The electrotherapy device of claim 12 wherein said electrotherapy device is an external defibrillator (100).

18. The electrotherapy device of claim 17 wherein said external defibrillator (100) is a fully automatic external defibrillator.

19. The electrotherapy device of claim 17 wherein said external defibrillator (100) is a semi-automatic external defibrillator.

20. The electrotherapy device of claim 12 further comprising a port (116) disposed to transmit said image file.

21. The electrotherapy device of claim 12 wherein said incident data is selected from the group consisting of ECG data, audible data and patient therapy data.

22. The electrotherapy device of claim 14 wherein said user removable memory device (22) is selected from the group consisting of a compact FLASH, an ATA flash memory card, a Memory Stick, a SmartMedia and an SD Card.