Portable defibrillator having retractable hooks
First Claim
1. A portable defibrillator, comprising:
- a defibrillator circuit;
a body for housing the defibrillator circuit; and
a hook coupled to the body, wherein the hook is positionable in an extended position and a retracted position, and wherein the hook, when in the extended position, is poised to receive a member of an external structure, thereby enabling the defibrillator to hang from the external structure.
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Abstract
A portable defibrillator having a defibrillator circuit, a body for housing a defibrillator circuit, and a hook coupled to the body is disclosed. The hook is positionable in an extended position and a retracted position. When in the extended position, the hook is poised to receive a member of an external structure, such as a gurney or hospital bed, and thereby enables the defibrillator to hang from the external structure. The body of the defibrillator may provide a deflectable member positioned to engage a depression formed in the outer surface of the hook when the hook is in the extended position, thus retaining the hook in the extending position. In a similar fashion, the deflectable member may be used to retain the hook in the retracted position. A user interface panel may be disposed on the front of the body of the defibrillator for providing information to and receiving information from a user of the defibrillator. The user interface panel is oriented on the front of the body to face at an upward angle relative to the base. Furthermore, electrical connection sites for coupling external electronic instruments to the defibrillator may also be provided. The electrical connection sites are recessed back from the front of the defibrillator and are further disposed on a panel extending outward from a side of the defibrillator. A method of suspending a portable defibrillator from an external structure by coupling a selectively positionable hook to the defibrillator and hanging the defibrillator from the external structure via the hook is also disclosed.
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22 Claims
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1. A portable defibrillator, comprising:
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a defibrillator circuit; a body for housing the defibrillator circuit; and a hook coupled to the body, wherein the hook is positionable in an extended position and a retracted position, and wherein the hook, when in the extended position, is poised to receive a member of an external structure, thereby enabling the defibrillator to hang from the external structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable defibrillator, comprising:
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a defibrillator circuit; a body for housing the defibrillator circuit, the body having a front and a base; a hook coupled to the body, wherein the hook is positionable in an extended position and a retracted position, and wherein the hook, when in the extended position, is poised to receive a member of an external structure, thereby enabling the defibrillator to hang from the external structure; and a user interface panel disposed on the front of the body for providing information to and receiving information from a user of the defibrillator, the user interface panel oriented on the front of the body to face at an upward angle relative to the base. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable defibrillator, comprising:
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a defibrillator circuit; a body for housing the defibrillator circuit, the body having a front and a base; a hook coupled to the body for hanging the defibrillator from an external structure; a user interface panel disposed on the front of the body for providing information to and receiving information from a user of the defibrillator, the user interface panel oriented on the front of the body to face at an upward angle relative to the base; and electrical connection sites for coupling external electronic instruments to the defibrillator, wherein the electrical connection sites are recessed back from the front of the defibrillator. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A portable defibrillator for use on a patient in a gurney, the gurney having a frame including a horizontally disposed bar, the portable defibrillator comprising:
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defibrillator circuitry; a body for housing the defibrillator circuitry, the body including a front, a rear, and a base, wherein progressing upward from the base of the body, the front of the body angles back toward the rear; a hook connected to the body, wherein the hook is rotatable between an extended position and a retracted position, and wherein the hook, when in the extended position, may receive the horizontally disposed bar, and thereby permit the portable defibrillator to hang from the gurney; and a user interface disposed on the front of the body and oriented to face at an upward angle relative to the defibrillator base. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of suspending a portable defibrillator from an external structure, comprising:
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(a) coupling a hook to the portable defibrillator such that the hook is positionable in an extended position or a retracted position relative to the defibrillator; (b) positioning the hook in the extended position; (c) placing the defibrillator adjacent to the external structure, wherein the hook, in the extended position, receives a member of the external structure; and (d) releasing the defibrillator, thereby allowing the defibrillator to hang from the external structure via the defibrillator'"'"'s extended hook. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A hook for use with a portable defibrillator that enables the portable defibrillator to hang from an external structure, the hook comprising:
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a central body shaped with a generally bent configuration; and a cylindrical member connected to the central body, the cylindrical member extending transversely from the central body with respect to the curvature of the bent configuration of the central body, wherein the cylindrical member rotatably couples the hook to a portable defibrillator such that the hook is positionable in an extended or retracted position relative to the defibrillator. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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