Identification system for defibrillator electrode package
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1. A method for identifying an electrode type in an automatic external defibrillator comprising the steps of:
- providing a shaped conductive label on an automatic external defibrillator electrode package that uniquely identifies a type of electrode contained therein; and
coupling one or more pins to the shaped conductive label when the automatic external defibrillator electrode package is coupled to the defibrillator.
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Abstract
An automatic external defibrillator electrode package (10; 20; 30) includes a coded conductive label (13; 23; 33) that uniquely identifies the type of automatic electrode contained therein. Pins (42a-d) on the defibrillator body (40) make electrical contact with the conductive label (13; 23; 33) when the package (10; 20; 30) is attached to the defibrillator (50). These pins (42a-d) sense the shape of the conductive label (13; 23; 33) to ascertain the electrode type, thereby enabling the AED (50) to automatically set the proper operating mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for identifying an electrode type in an automatic external defibrillator comprising the steps of:
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providing a shaped conductive label on an automatic external defibrillator electrode package that uniquely identifies a type of electrode contained therein; and
coupling one or more pins to the shaped conductive label when the automatic external defibrillator electrode package is coupled to the defibrillator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electrode package for an automatic external defibrillator comprising:
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a cartridge for containing one or more electrodes of a particular type; and
a shaped conductive label disposed on the cartridge, said shaped conductive label uniquely identifying the particular type of electrode contained therein via the shape of said shaped label.
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6. An automatic external defibrillator comprising:
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one or more electrode cartridges, each containing one or more electrodes of a particular type; and
one or more shaped conductive labels, each disposed on one of the one or more electrode cartridges, each of said one or more shaped conductive labels uniquely identifying a particular type of electrode contained therein based on the shape of said shaped label. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for identifying an electrode type in an automatic external defibrillator comprising the steps of:
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providing a first conductive label on a first type of an automatic external defibrillator electrode package, said first conductive label having a first shape that uniquely identifies a type of electrode contained therein; and
providing a second conductive label on a second type of an automatic external defibrillator electrode package, said second conductive label having a second shape that uniquely identifies a type of electrode contained therein. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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