Carrying case for defibrillator

• US 6,422,669 B1
• Filed: 11/09/1998
• Issued: 07/23/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Salvatori, Phillip H., Andrews, Jonathan Neal, Cooper, Stephen V., Maiers, Martin John
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): VU, STEPHEN A
• Application Number:
  US09/188,471
• Time in Patent Office: 1,352 Days
• Field of Search: 312/209, 312/107, 312/108, 312/111, 312/223.6, 312/223.1, 312/213, 206/570, 206/305, 206/320, 206/349, 206/351, 220/554, 220/503, 220/505, 220/4.02
• US Class Current: 312/213
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3904 External heart defibrillators [EHD]
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3968 Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings A61N1/375 takes precedence

Abstract

A carrying case for external defibrillator having at least one surface-mounted operational features. The carrying case includes a main interior compartment that securely holds a defibrillator such that at least one of surface-mounted operational features of the defibrillator is accessible to the operator without removing the defibrillator from the carrying case. This enables the defibrillator to be used while held in said main interior compartment. At least one storage compartment is provided having an interior dimension adapted to hold at least one item associated with the defibrillator. The storage compartment has an associated aperture formed on an exterior of the carrying case such that the storage compartment is accessible from an exterior of the carrying case.

Claims

1. A carrying case for a defibrillator having a surface-mounted operational panel and an operational cable connected with the defibrillator, the carrying case comprising:

a rigid sub-frame, the sub-frame comprising;

first and second side walls and a back wall,

a central floor cooperatively supported by the first and second side walls, the back wall attached to respective first ends of the first and second side walls, the central floor adapted to detachably mount the defibrillator; and

a front wall and a third side wall, the third sidewall cooperatively connected with the back wall, the front wall and a second end of the second side wall to form a storage compartment; and

a semi-rigid material wrapped around at least a portion of the sub-frame forming an outer shell of the carrying case, the outer shell enclosing the storage compartment and comprising a hinged access flap to access the storage compartment independently of accessing the surface-mounted operational panel.

2. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the central floor is supported by the first and second side walls at a position which forms a second storage compartment between the central floor, the first and second side walls and the outer shell.

3. The carrying case of claim 2, wherein the outer shell comprises a second hinged access flap to access the second storage compartment.

4. The carrying case of claim 3, wherein the outer shell comprises a third hinged access flap to enclose said defibrillator.

5. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the hinged access flap comprises a living hinge integrally formed with the outer shell.

6. The carrying case of claim 5, wherein the hinged access flap comprises a transparent portion for viewing contents of the storage compartment without opening the hinged access flap.

7. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the second side wall has a cutout to pass the operational cable from the defibrillator into the storage compartment.

8. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein the storage compartment comprises a rigid floor.

9. The carrying case of claim 1, wherein:

the second sidewall has a cutout to pass the operational cable from the defibrillator into the storage compartment;

the hinged access flap comprises a transparent portion for viewing contents of the storage compartment without opening the hinged access flap; and

the hinged access flap comprises a living hinge integrally formed with the outer shell.

10. A carrying case for a defibrillator having a surface-mounted operational panel and an operational cable connected with the defibrillator, the carrying case comprising:

a rigid sub-frame, the sub-frame comprising;

a central floor to detachably mount the defibrillator, and

a storage compartment adjacently attached to the central floor, the storage compartment formed by a plurality of walls disposed transverse to the central floor; and

a semi-rigid material wrapped around at least a portion of the sub-frame forming an outer shell of the carrying case, the outer shell enclosing the storage compartment and comprising a hinged access flap to access the storage compartment independently of accessing the surface-mounted operational panel.

11. The carrying case of claim 10, wherein one of said plurality of walls has a cutout to pass the operational cable from the defibrillator into the storage compartment.

12. The carrying case of claim 10, wherein the hinged access flap comprises a living hinge integrally formed with the outer shell.