Defibrillator/monitor system having a pod with leads capable of wirelessly communicating

• US 20060142808A1
• Filed: 10/21/2005
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Medtronic Emergency Response Systems Inc (Stryker Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Medtronic Emergency Response Systems Inc (Stryker Corporation)
• Inventors: McGrath, Thomas J., Pearce, Christopher, Neumiller, James, Peterson, Kenneth, Merry, Rodney J.
• Application Number:
  US11/256,275
• Publication Number:
  US 20060142808A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/5
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3904 External heart defibrillators [EHD]
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3925 Monitoring; Protecting

Abstract

A modular external defibrillator system in embodiments of the invention may include one or more of the following features: (a) a base containing a defibrillator module, (b) a pod having a patient parameter module with patient lead cables attachable to a patient to collect at least one patient vital sign, the pod operable at a distance from the base, (c) a communications link between the pod and the base to carry the at least one vital sign from the pod to the base, the defibrillator module delivering a defibrillation shock to the patient based on the at least one vital sign.

Claims

1. A modular external defibrillator system, comprising:

a base containing a defibrillator module;

a pod having a patient parameter module with patient lead cables attachable to a patient to collect at least one patient vital sign, the pod operable at a distance from the base; and

a communications link between the pod and the base to carry the at least one vital sign from the pod to the base, the defibrillator module adapted to deliver a defibrillation shock to the patient based on the at least one vital sign, wherein the communications link is a wireless communications link.

2. The defibrillator system of claim 1, wherein the communications link is provided by both a wireless communications link and a direct electrical connection between the pod and the base.

3. The defibrillator system of claim 1, wherein a direct electrical connection between the pod and the base serves as an alternate communications link to the wireless communications link.

4. The defibrillator system of claim 1, wherein the base includes an interconnect module to detect whether the communications link is wired or wireless.

5. The defibrillator system of claim 1, wherein the pod includes an interconnect module to detect whether the communications link is wired or wireless.

6. The defibrillator system of claim 1, wherein the base may be set in advance life support mode or automatic external defibrillator mode.

7. The defibrillator system of claim 1, wherein the defibrillator module functions as an automatic external defibrillator.

8. The defibrillator system of claim 1 wherein the base includes a monitor to visually display the at least one vital signs.

9. The defibrillator system of claim 8, wherein the communications link is provided by both a wireless communications link and a direct electrical connection between the pod and the base.

10. The defibrillator system of claim 8, wherein a direct electrical connection between the pod and the base serves as an alternate communications link to the wireless communications link.

11. The defibrillator system of claim 8, wherein the at least one patient vital sign monitored by the pod include at lease one of ECG data, non-invasive blood pressure data, pulse oximeter data, capnography data and respiratory data, invasive blood pressure readings, and patient temperature data.

12. The defibrillator system of claim 8, wherein the base monitor visually displays at least one of multi-lead ECG data, non-invasive blood pressure data, pulse oximeter data, capnography data, invasive blood pressure readings, and patient temperature data.

13. The defibrillator system of claim 8, wherein the pod includes a monitor to visually display patient data.

14. The defibrillator system of claim 13, wherein the pod monitor area visually displays one or more of ECG data, non-invasive blood pressure data, pulse oximeter data, capnography data, invasive blood pressure readings, and patient temperature data.

15. The cardiac therapy system of claim 8, wherein the base includes a data interpretation module which analyzes the patient vitals signs to form interpretive statements on the patient'"'"'s cardiac or respiratory condition.

16. An external cardiac therapy system, comprising:

a base containing a cardiac therapy module adapted to deliver an electrical cardiac therapy to a patient;

a first pod having a patient parameter module with patient leads attachable to the patient to collect patient data;

the pod being releasably mounted in the base and operable at a distance from the base; and

a communications link between the first pod and the base to wirelessly transfer the patient data from the first pod to the base, the base having a display area to visually display the patient data.

17. The cardiac therapy system of claim 16, wherein the base has formed therein a recess to receive the first pod.

18. The cardiac therapy system of claim 17 further comprising a second pod wherein the recess can releasably hold the first pod and the second pod.

19. The cardiac therapy system of claim 18, wherein the first pod and the second pod monitor different vital signs.

20. A modular cardiac therapy system, comprising:

a base containing a cardiac therapy module adapted to deliver an electrical cardiac therapy to a patient;

a pod having a patient parameter module with patient lead cables attachable to the patient to collect patient vital signs, the pod operable at a distance from the base;

a communications link between the pod and the base to carry the patient vital signs from the pod to the base, the base having a monitor area to visually display the patient vital signs; and

a docking station to house the base in a releasable manner, the base operable when housed by the docking station or at a distance from the docking station.

21. The cardiac therapy system of claim 20, wherein the base mounts the pod in a releasable manner.

22. The cardiac therapy system of claim 20, wherein the docking station provides power to recharge batteries within the base and power the base.

23. The cardiac therapy system of claim 20, wherein the docking station provides power to recharge a battery within the pod.

24. A modular external defibrillator system comprising:

a defibrillator module capable of delivering a defibrillating shock to a patient,

a patient monitor module including;

a sensor for detecting a patient parameter;

a communication link through which the patient monitoring module communicates;

the patent monitoring module and defibrillator module being operable without a direct electrical connection therebetween.