Integrated Resuscitation

• US 20080071316A1
• Filed: 11/19/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Zoll Medical Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Zoll Medical Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Inventors: Freeman, Gary
• Application Number:
  US11/942,132
• Publication Number:
  US 20080071316A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/5
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2031/002 fixed on the chest by adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/10 with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5007 computer controlled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5043 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5048 Audio interfaces, e.g. voice or music controlled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5061 Force sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5084 Acceleration sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2230/207 partial O2-value
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 31/004 Heart stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 31/005 with feedback for the user
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 31/007 Manual driven
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/046 Specially adapted for shock therapy, e.g. defibrillation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0492 Patch electrodes A61N1/0412, A61N1/0428 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/39044 in combination with cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3925 Monitoring; Protecting
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3987 characterised by the timing or triggering of the shock
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3993 User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators

Abstract

A resuscitation system that includes at least two defibrillation electrodes configured to be applied to the exterior of the chest of a patient for delivering a defibrillation shock, a source of one or more ECG signals from the patient, a defibrillation circuit for delivering a defibrillation shock to the defibrillation electrodes, a control box that receives and processes the ECG signals to determine whether a defibrillation shock should be delivered or whether CPR should be performed, and that issues instructions to the user either to deliver a defibrillation shock or to perform CPR, wherein the determination of whether CPR should be performed and the instructions to perform CPR can occur at substantially any point during a rescue.

Claims

1. A resuscitation system comprising:

at least two defibrillation electrodes configured to be applied to the exterior of the chest of a patient for delivering a defibrillation shock;

a source of one or more ECG signals from the patient;

a defibrillation circuit for delivering a defibrillation shock to the defibrillation electrodes;

a control box that receives and processes the ECG signals to determine whether a defibrillation shock should be delivered or whether CPR should be preformed, and that issues instructions to the user either to deliver a defibrillation shock or to perform CPR;

wherein the determination of whether CPR should be performed and the instructions to perform CPR can occur at substantially any point during a rescue.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the control box includes a user operable control for initiating delivery of a defibrillation shock, and the instructions to deliver a defibrillation shock include instructions to activate the user operable control.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the user operable control is a button configured to be pushed by the user.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the determination of whether CPR should be performed and the instructions to perform CPR can occur before a determination to deliver any defibrillation shock.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the source of the ECG signals is the defibrillation electrodes.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the defibrillation circuit is contained in the control box.