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1. A device comprising:
- a defibrillation electrode defining a first medial axis within a plane of a surface of the defibrillation electrode;
a human figure printed on the surface of the defibrillation electrode, the human figure defining a second medial axis within a plane of the human figure on the surface of the defibrillation electrode; and
an electrode symbol printed on the human figure,wherein the human figure is oriented on the defibrillation electrode such that the second medial axis of the human figure is positioned at an angle relative to the first medial axis of the defibrillation electrode, wherein the angle is non-zero such that when the defibrillation electrode is applied to a patient with the head of the patient and the head of the human figure in the same direction, the second medial axis will be substantially parallel to a corresponding medial axis of the patient, wherein the angle defines proper placement of the defibrillation electrode on the patient for defibrillation therapy.
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Abstract
The invention presents techniques for making the operation of an automated external defibrillator easier to understand for an operator. The automated external defibrillator includes defibrillation electrodes packaged in a sealed, easy-to-open pouch. Visual cues such as instructive pictures show the operator how to open the pouch, retrieve the defibrillation electrodes and correctly position the electrodes on a patient'"'"'s chest.
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1. A device comprising:
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a defibrillation electrode defining a first medial axis within a plane of a surface of the defibrillation electrode; a human figure printed on the surface of the defibrillation electrode, the human figure defining a second medial axis within a plane of the human figure on the surface of the defibrillation electrode; and an electrode symbol printed on the human figure, wherein the human figure is oriented on the defibrillation electrode such that the second medial axis of the human figure is positioned at an angle relative to the first medial axis of the defibrillation electrode, wherein the angle is non-zero such that when the defibrillation electrode is applied to a patient with the head of the patient and the head of the human figure in the same direction, the second medial axis will be substantially parallel to a corresponding medial axis of the patient, wherein the angle defines proper placement of the defibrillation electrode on the patient for defibrillation therapy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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printing a human figure on a defibrillation electrode, wherein the defibrillation electrode defines a first medial axis within a plane defined by a surface of the defibrillation electrode and wherein the human figure defines a second medial within a plane defined by the human figure on the defibrillation electrode; and printing the human figure to include an electrode symbol on the human figure, wherein the human figure is oriented on the defibrillation electrode such that the second medial axis of the human figure is positioned at an angle relative to the first medial axis of the defibrillation electrode, wherein the angle is non-zero such that when the defibrillation electrode is applied to a patient with the head of the patient and the head of the human figure in the same direction, the second medial axis of the human figure will be substantially parallel to a corresponding medial axis of the patient, wherein the angle defines proper placement of the defibrillation electrode on the patient for defibrillation therapy. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device comprising:
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a right defibrillation electrode comprising a medial axis within a plane of a surface of the right defibrillation electrode and including a first instructive picture; and a left defibrillation electrode comprising a medial axis within a plane of a surface of the left defibrillation electrode and including a second instructive picture, wherein the first instructive picture includes a right electrode symbol on a first human figure, the first human figure comprising a medial axis oriented substantially parallel to the medial axis of the right defibrillation electrode, and wherein the second instructive picture includes a left electrode symbol on a second human figure, the second human figure comprising a medial axis oriented substantially non-parallel to the medial axis of the the left defibrillation electrode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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