Defibrillator paddle
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1. A defibrillator paddle comprising in combination:
- a paddle housing including a handle and a mounting portion;
an electrically conductive pediatric electrode attached to said mounting portion and spaced from said handle;
electrical circuit means including switch means mounted on said housing for applying a defibrillator shock signal to said pediatric electrode;
and an adult electrode assembly releasably attached in an assembled condition to said mounting portion;
said adult electrode assembly including an electrode base and an adult electode attached to said base;
said adult electrode having a surface area larger that the surface area of said pediatric electrode;
said pediatric electrode being nested inside of said adult electrode assembly in said assembled condition;
contact means carried by said adult electrode assembly for electrically connecting said pediatric electrode to said adult electrode in said assembled condition; and
a quick release latch engageable between said adult electrode assembly and said paddle housing including first and second interlocking elements on said mounting portion and said electrode base and further including a catch and a resiliently movable latch spaced from said first and second elements on mounting portion and said electrode base;
said latch including a lever mounted in said electrode base for pivotal movement and a spring for resiliently biasing said lever into engagement with said catch.
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Abstract
A defibrillator paddle includes a pediatric electrode of relatively small size attached to a mounting portion of a housing having a handle. An adult electrode assembly is releasably mounted to the mounting portion of the housing by a quick release latch mechanism. The adult electrode assembly includes an adult electrode larger than the pediatric electrode. The pediatric electrode nests within the adult electrode assembly and a spring makes electrical contact between the electrodes when the adult electrode assembly is mounted.
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5 Claims
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1. A defibrillator paddle comprising in combination:
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a paddle housing including a handle and a mounting portion; an electrically conductive pediatric electrode attached to said mounting portion and spaced from said handle; electrical circuit means including switch means mounted on said housing for applying a defibrillator shock signal to said pediatric electrode; and an adult electrode assembly releasably attached in an assembled condition to said mounting portion; said adult electrode assembly including an electrode base and an adult electode attached to said base; said adult electrode having a surface area larger that the surface area of said pediatric electrode; said pediatric electrode being nested inside of said adult electrode assembly in said assembled condition; contact means carried by said adult electrode assembly for electrically connecting said pediatric electrode to said adult electrode in said assembled condition; and a quick release latch engageable between said adult electrode assembly and said paddle housing including first and second interlocking elements on said mounting portion and said electrode base and further including a catch and a resiliently movable latch spaced from said first and second elements on mounting portion and said electrode base; said latch including a lever mounted in said electrode base for pivotal movement and a spring for resiliently biasing said lever into engagement with said catch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5)
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4. The defibrillator paddle of claim 6, said contact means comprising a resiliently compressible electrically conductive spring member sandwiched in compression between said electrodes in said assembled condition.
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