DEFIBRILLATOR

• US 20190329062A1
• Filed: 07/10/2019
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avive Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Revive Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: ANDREWS, Gordon Moseley P., MERCADO, Priscilla Agosto, WANEK, Brian, BURNS, Thomas Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 10,946,209 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/349 Detecting specific parameters of the electrocardiograph cycle
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4848 Monitoring or testing the effects of treatment, e.g. of medication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/046 Specially adapted for shock therapy, e.g. defibrillation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3904 External heart defibrillators [EHD]
• 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 1/395 for treating atrial fibrillation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3968 Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings A61N1/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3975 Power supply A61N1/378 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3993 User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators

Abstract

Several defibrillators, defibrillator architectures, defibrillator components and methods of operating defibrillators are described. In one aspect, a defibrillator (as for example an automated external defibrillator) that can be powered by a mobile communication device such as a smart cellular phone or a tablet computer is described. Utilizing a phone (or other mobile communication device) as the power supply for an external defibrillator allows the external defibrillator to be smaller and, in some circumstance, removes the need for a battery that stores sufficient energy for shock delivery—which would need to be checked and/or replaced on a regular basis. Additionally, when desired, certain control functionality, computation, data processing, and user instructions can be handled/presented by the mobile communications device thereby further simplifying the defibrillator design and improving the user experience. This architecture takes advantage of the nearly ubiquitous availability of smart phones, tablet computers and other mobile communication devices.

Claims

1. A defibrillator comprising:

an elongated tubular housing having an external opening at a first end of the elongated tubular housing;

a removable end cap arranged to cover the external opening at the first end of the elongated tubular housing;

an electrical connector cable for coupling the defibrillator to an external power supply, the electrical connector cable being accessible through the external opening at the first end of the elongated tubular housing; and

defibrillator electronics positioned within the elongated tubular housing.

2. A defibrillator as recited in claim 1 further comprising a pair of defibrillator pads, the pair of defibrillator pads being accessible through the external opening at the first end of the elongated tubular housing.

3. A defibrillator as recited in claim 1 wherein the elongated tubular housing has a second external opening at a second end of the elongated tubular housing opposite the first end of the elongated tubular housing, the automated external defibrillator further comprising:

a second removable end cap arranged to cover the second external opening at the second end of the elongated tubular housing; and

a pair of defibrillator pads, the pair of defibrillator pads being accessible through the second external opening at the second end of the elongated tubular housing.

4. A defibrillator as recited in claims 1 wherein the elongated tubular housing has a substantially oval cross sectional shape.

5. A defibrillator as recited in claim 1 wherein the elongated tubular housing has at least one flat edge.

6. A defibrillator as recited in claim 1 wherein the end cap forms a watertight seal with the first end of the tubular housing.

7. A defibrillator as recited in claim 1 wherein the end cap has a pull feature configured to be pulled to remove the end cap from the first end of the housing.

8. A defibrillator as recited in claim 7 wherein the pull feature includes an annular finger ring with an internal opening sized to receive a user'"'"'s finger such that the finger ring can be grabbed by a user'"'"'s finger to remove the end cap from the first end of the housing.

11. A defibrillator as recited in claim 1 wherein the defibrillator electronics include:

the first circuit board carries low voltage components; and

the second board carries high voltage electrical components.

12. A defibrillator as recited in claim 1 further comprising a battery pack that couples to the elongated tubular housing.

9. A defibrillator comprising:

an elongated tubular housing having two opposing ends, the elongated tubular housing having a generally oval shaped cross sectional that includes at least one flat edges; and

defibrillator electronics positioned within the elongated tubular housing.

10. A defibrillator as recited in claim 9 wherein the elongated tubular housing has first, second and third sections, the first and third sections being located on opposite ends of the elongated housing and each having an associated external opening, the second section being located between the first and third section, the defibrillator further comprising:

a first end cap arranged to cover a first one of the external openings; and

a second end cap arranged to cover a second one of the external openings.