Defibrillator system using multiple external defibrillators and a communications network
First Claim
1. A defibrillator system comprising an external defibrillator, a defibrillator communicator and a communication network,the defibrillator comprising electrodes, an energy source and a controller, the controller comprising an ECG signal analyzer and means for local actuation of the defibrillator to deliver an electrical pulse from the energy source to the electrodes;
- the communication network comprising a communication station and signal carriers,the communication station comprising means for receiving information over the communication network from the defibrillator communicator,the defibrillator communicator comprising means for automatically transmitting information to the communication station in response to deployment of the defibrillator.
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Abstract
A defibrillator system comprising an external defibrillator, a defibrillator communicator and a communication network. In a preferred embodiment, the defibrillator comprises electrodes, an energy source and a controller, with the controller comprising an ECG signal analyzer and local actuator on the defibrillator for delivering an electrical pulse from the energy source to the electrodes. The communication network comprises a communication station, preferably a computer with a modem, and signal carriers, such as telephone lines, so that information can be transmitted from the communicator to the communication station. The defibrillator communicator automatically transmits information to the communication station in response to deployment of the defibrillator. In alternative embodiments, additional information (such as patient ECG data and defibrillator operation data) is sent from the communication station to the communicator. A method of operating such a defibrillator system is included.
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44 Claims
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1. A defibrillator system comprising an external defibrillator, a defibrillator communicator and a communication network,
the defibrillator comprising electrodes, an energy source and a controller, the controller comprising an ECG signal analyzer and means for local actuation of the defibrillator to deliver an electrical pulse from the energy source to the electrodes; -
the communication network comprising a communication station and signal carriers, the communication station comprising means for receiving information over the communication network from the defibrillator communicator, the defibrillator communicator comprising means for automatically transmitting information to the communication station in response to deployment of the defibrillator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. In a system comprising an external defibrillator, a defibrillator communicator and a communication network, a method for operating the defibrillator comprising the following steps:
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automatically establishing a communication link between the defibrillator communicator and a station on the communication network in response to deployment of the defibrillator; applying electrodes to a patient; monitoring ECG signals from the patient; analyzing the ECG signals to determine whether to shock the patient; and locally generating an actuation signal to deliver a shock from the defibrillator to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. In a system comprising a plurality of external defibrillators and a communication network, a method for maintaining the defibrillators comprising the following steps:
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establishing a communication link between a station on the communication network and a first defibrillator of the plurality of external defibrillators when the first defibrillator is not being used; transferring defibrillator status information from the first defibrillator to the station; establishing a communication link between the station and a second defibrillator of the plurality of external defibrillators when the second defibrillator is not being used; and transferring defibrillator status information from the second defibrillator to the station. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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