Automatic External Defibrillator for Adult and Pediatric Patients
First Claim
1. An AED system for use with either adult or pediatric patients comprising:
- an AED unit including circuitry for delivering a defibrillating shock, the AED unit including a receptacle and being selectively operable for executing an adult rescue protocol or a pediatric rescue protocol;
an electrode pad which is removably connected to the AED unit; and
a device separate from the AED unit which, when connected to the AED unit receptacle, causes the AED unit to execute the pediatric rescue protocol.
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Abstract
An AED unit which is operable to selectively execute either an adult rescue protocol or a pediatric rescue protocol is causes to execute the pediatric rescue protocol by inserting a key-like device into a slot of the AED unit. A sensor inside the case of the AED unit senses the presence of the device in the slot and responds by executing the pediatric rescue protocol. In an illustrated embodiment the AED unit includes a lighting mechanism which is used to light an illustration showing the proper placement of electrode pads on an adult patient. The key-like device includes an illustration showing the proper placement of electrode pads on a pediatric patient which obscures the adult illustration when the device is inserted in the AED unit. The key-like device is configured to make use of the same AED unit lighting mechanism to light the pediatric pad placement illustration.
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20 Claims
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1. An AED system for use with either adult or pediatric patients comprising:
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an AED unit including circuitry for delivering a defibrillating shock, the AED unit including a receptacle and being selectively operable for executing an adult rescue protocol or a pediatric rescue protocol; an electrode pad which is removably connected to the AED unit; and a device separate from the AED unit which, when connected to the AED unit receptacle, causes the AED unit to execute the pediatric rescue protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for selectively operating an AED unit which is operable by execution of an adult rescue protocol or a pediatric rescue protocol as a pediatric AED system comprising:
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connecting a separate device to the AED unit; sensing the connection of the device to the AED unit; and responding to the sensing of the connection of the device by executing the pediatric rescue protocol. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. The method of claim wherein connecting a pedi-key to the AED unit comprises inserting the connector of a pediatric electrode pad into a connector of the AED unit.
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