Method and apparatus for controlling the operation and functionality of an electrotherapy device

• US 6,438,415 B1
• Filed: 10/01/1999
• Issued: 08/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Powers, Daniel J
• Primary Examiner(s): Evanisko, George R.
• Application Number:
  US09/411,348
• Time in Patent Office: 1,054 Days
• Field of Search: 607/1, 607/2, 607/4, 607/5, 607/9, 607/10, 607/36, 607/72
• US Class Current: 607/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3904 External heart defibrillators [EHD]
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3975 Power supply A61N1/378 takes precedence

Abstract

A control system for an electrotherapy device is provided. In particular, controlling the operation characteristics and functionality of an external electrotherapy device using a removable battery pack. Electrotherapy devices include defibrillator, cardioverters and training devices that simulate the operation of an electrotherapy device. Defibrillators include automatic or semi-automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). The operation characteristics include, training, administrative, automated use, manual use, and manufacturing use operation modes.

Claims

1. An electrotherapy system comprising:

an electrotherapy device housing;

electronic circuitry disposed within the housing for delivering a therapeutic pulse to a patient;

a controller disposed within the housing;

a system memory communicating with the controller; and

a removable power supply comprising an operation module storing information that identifies a set of initialization operations to the controller,

wherein the operation module comprises a memory storing instructions for operating the system in a particular operational mode.

2. The electrotherapy system of claim 1, wherein:

a set of operation instructions corresponding to the operation module are stored within one from the group of the system memory and the operation module.

3. The Electrotherapy system of claim 1, wherein:

the operation module identifies a use type and the controller retrieves instructions from the system memory in accordance with the use type.

6. The Electrotherapy system of claim 3, wherein:

the operation module identifies one from the group of a training, a set-up, an automated, a manual, and a manufacturing use type, and the controller retrieve instructions from the system memory in accordance with the use type identified by the operation module.

4. An electrotherapy system comprising:

an electrotherapy device housing;

electronic circuitry disposed within the housing for delivering a therapeutic pulse to a patient;

a controller disposed within the housing;

a system memory communicating with the controller; and

a removable power supply comprising an operation module storing information that identifies a set of initialization operations to the controller,

wherein the operation module comprises a memory storing instructions for operating the system in one from the group of a training, an administrative, an automated, a manual, and a manufacturing mode.

5. The electrotherapy system of claim 4, wherein:

the removable power supply is characterized by a power supply type, and the operation module identifies a power supply type to the controller.

7. An electrotherapy system comprising:

an electrotherapy device housing;

electronic circuitry disposed within the housing for

delivering a therapeutic pulse to a patient;

a controller disposed within the housing;

a system memory communicating with the controller; and

a removable power supply comprising an operation module storing information that identifies a set of initialization operations to the controller,

wherein the removable power supply further comprises a functional module that communicates with the controller to support a type of functionality associated with the functional module.

8. The Electrotherapy system of claim 7, wherein:

the functional module also provides one from the group of an external communication function and a patient monitoring function to the system.