SYSTEMS FOR HYDRATING DEFIBRILLATION ELECTRODES
First Claim
1. An automated external defibrillator configured to deliver electrical pulses and/or shocks to a heart of a patient during a cardiac emergency, the defibrillator comprising:
- a housing;
a hydrating system including a fluid container, the fluid container supported by the housing; and
a pair of defibrillation electrode pads supported by the hydrating system, each defibrillation electrode pad supporting a hydrogel,wherein the fluid container maintains a fluid to hydrate the hydrogel.
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an automated external defibrillator is configured to deliver one or both of electrical pulses and shocks to a heart of a patient during a cardiac emergency. The defibrillator includes a defibrillator electrode delivery system and a hydrating system. The defibrillator electrode delivery system includes a pair of defibrillation electrode pads. Each pad supports a hydrogel to facilitate the deliverance of one or both of electrical pulses and shocks to a patient. The hydrating system includes a fluid container that maintains a fluid that hydrates the hydrogel over a predetermined time period to prolong the effectiveness of the hydrogel.
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23 Claims
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1. An automated external defibrillator configured to deliver electrical pulses and/or shocks to a heart of a patient during a cardiac emergency, the defibrillator comprising:
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a housing; a hydrating system including a fluid container, the fluid container supported by the housing; and a pair of defibrillation electrode pads supported by the hydrating system, each defibrillation electrode pad supporting a hydrogel, wherein the fluid container maintains a fluid to hydrate the hydrogel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 6. The defibrillator according to claim, wherein the housing includes an energy source, each defibrillation electrode pad being electrically coupled to the energy source to selectively enable the deliverance of electrical pulses and/or shocks to a patient.
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12. An automated external defibrillator configured to deliver electrical pulses and/or shocks to a heart of a patient during a cardiac emergency, the defibrillator comprising:
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a housing supporting an electrical connector, a battery, and high voltage circuitry; a hydrating system including a fluid container, the hydrating system supported by the housing; and a pair of defibrillation electrode pads supported on the hydrating system, each defibrillation electrode pad supporting a hydrogel and being pre-connected to the electrical connector of the housing so that each defibrillation electrode pad is in electrical communication with the battery and the high voltage circuitry, wherein the fluid container maintains a fluid that hydrates the hydrogel to prolong the effectiveness of the hydrogel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of preserving a defibrillation electrode pad of an automated external defibrillator, comprising:
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providing an automated external defibrillator including a defibrillation pad and a hydrating system, the defibrillation pad supporting a hydrogel; and hydrating the hydrogel of the defibrillation pad with the hydrating system of the automated external defibrillator while storing the automated external defibrillator.
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