METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE-OPERATED AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR INCORPORATED INTO A HAND-HELD DEVICE
First Claim
1. A Rescue Cell apparatus having user functionality and cardiac defibrillation functionality, comprising:
- a hand held device used as a remote control to a defibrillator unit, and further has user functionality selected from a group comprising;
mobile phone;
PDA, and media player;
a defibrillator unit, wirelessly controlled by said hand held device, said defibrillation unit is constructed to sense ECG signals, and deliver a defibrillation pulse when attached to a patient; and
second electronic pad, connected with an electric cable to said defibrillator unit and used for sensing said ECG signals and delivering said defibrillation pulse when attached to a patient, wherein said hand held device, said defibrillator unit and said second electronic pad are adopted to be assembled to one unit when user functionality is used, and disassembled when defibrillation functionality is used.
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Abstract
The apparatus according to the current invention, referred herein as “Rescue Cell” is an AED integrated into a handheld device such as mobile phone; pocket PCs, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), etc. Rescue Cell device according to embodiments of the present invention is portable; it is integrated into a device that is in regular use by most people. A user of a Rescue Cell is likely to carry his Rescue Cell device with him during his daily routine and to have the device at hand most of the time. Thus, there is high likelihood of the Rescue Cell to be available to him in case of cardiac emergency to himself or to someone near him.
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17 Claims
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1. A Rescue Cell apparatus having user functionality and cardiac defibrillation functionality, comprising:
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a hand held device used as a remote control to a defibrillator unit, and further has user functionality selected from a group comprising;
mobile phone;
PDA, and media player;a defibrillator unit, wirelessly controlled by said hand held device, said defibrillation unit is constructed to sense ECG signals, and deliver a defibrillation pulse when attached to a patient; and second electronic pad, connected with an electric cable to said defibrillator unit and used for sensing said ECG signals and delivering said defibrillation pulse when attached to a patient, wherein said hand held device, said defibrillator unit and said second electronic pad are adopted to be assembled to one unit when user functionality is used, and disassembled when defibrillation functionality is used. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of defibrillation comprising:
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dissembling a Rescue Cell apparatus having user functionality and cardiac defibrillation functionality to; a hand held device used as a remote control to a defibrillator unit, and further has user functionality selected from a group comprising;
mobile phone;
PDA, and media player;a defibrillator unit, wirelessly controlled by said hand held device, said defibrillation unit is constructed to sense ECG signals, and deliver a defibrillation pulse when attached to a patient; and a second electronic pad, connected with an electric cable to said defibrillator unit and used for sensing said ECG signals and delivering said defibrillation pulse when attached to a patient, attaching said defibrillator unit to a first location on the chest of a patient; attaching said second electronic pad to a second location on the chest of a patient; acquiring ECG signal from said patient; analyzing said acquired ECG and determining cardiac fibrillation in said patient; and using said hand held unit to wirelessly control said defibrillator unit to deliver defibrillation pulse to said patient.
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