Electrode triad for external defibrillation
First Claim
1. An energy delivery system for use with an automatic external defibrillator (AED), the AED having a case containing a plurality of AED components, the AED components including at least a battery, a control system, a charge system, and an electrical connector, the battery electrically coupled to the control system, the control system communicatively coupled to the charge system, the charge system for generating a stored quantity of energy responsive to a communication from the control system, the control system selectively commanding a discharge of the stored energy to the electrical connector, the energy delivery system comprising:
- three electrodes, each electrode being separable for making spaced apart electrical contact with a skin surface of a patient, each electrode being electrically connectable with the electrical connector for communicating the stored energy to the patient, each of the three electrodes having a patient engaging, electrically-conductive hydrogel layer;
a package, a first electrode of the three electrodes being maintained in the package, the package including a release liner substantially overlying the patient engaging, electrically-conductive hydrogel layer of the first electrode; and
a second electrode and a third electrode of the three electrodes being maintained in the package, the package including a second release liner substantially interposed between the patient engaging, electrically-conductive hydrogel layers of the second electrode and the third electrode of the three electrodes.
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Abstract
An energy delivery system for use with an automatic external defibrillator (AED), the AED having a case containing a plurality of AED components, a battery electrically coupled to a control system, the control system communicatively coupled to a charge system, the charge system for generating a stored quantity of energy responsive to a communication from the control system, the control system selectively commanding a discharge of the stored energy to an electrical connector, the energy delivery system includes three electrodes, each electrode for making electrical contact with a skin surface of a patient, each electrode being in electrical contact with the electrical connector for communicating the stored energy to the patient. A method of defibrillating the heart of a patient using an AED, the AED having electrical energy discharge circuitry for generating a defibrillating energy discharge to affect the heart of the patient, the heart being in a state of fibrillation, includes the steps of placing three electrodes on the person of a patient to define a desired electrical path and discharging electrical energy across the electrical path.
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1. An energy delivery system for use with an automatic external defibrillator (AED), the AED having a case containing a plurality of AED components, the AED components including at least a battery, a control system, a charge system, and an electrical connector, the battery electrically coupled to the control system, the control system communicatively coupled to the charge system, the charge system for generating a stored quantity of energy responsive to a communication from the control system, the control system selectively commanding a discharge of the stored energy to the electrical connector, the energy delivery system comprising:
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three electrodes, each electrode being separable for making spaced apart electrical contact with a skin surface of a patient, each electrode being electrically connectable with the electrical connector for communicating the stored energy to the patient, each of the three electrodes having a patient engaging, electrically-conductive hydrogel layer; a package, a first electrode of the three electrodes being maintained in the package, the package including a release liner substantially overlying the patient engaging, electrically-conductive hydrogel layer of the first electrode; and a second electrode and a third electrode of the three electrodes being maintained in the package, the package including a second release liner substantially interposed between the patient engaging, electrically-conductive hydrogel layers of the second electrode and the third electrode of the three electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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