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Automatic external defibrillator with active status indicator

  • US 8,224,441 B2
  • Filed: 04/01/2011
  • Issued: 07/17/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An external defibrillator, comprising:

  • a battery;

    defibrillation circuitry housed within an enclosure having an exterior, the defibrillation circuitry powered by the battery and includinga computer having programming to conduct autonomous, recurring self-tests, which include at least some portion of the defibrillation circuitry, and to perform a rescue, the self-tests capable of determining an operational status of the external defibrillator,a switch for a user to switch the external defibrillator from OFF to ON, wherein ON activates the defibrillation circuitry and its associated programming to perform a rescue, and OFF places the external defibrillation circuitry and its associated programming in a standby status permitting self-tests to be conducted but not a rescue; and

    an active status indicator comprising a first light source that illuminates, the first light source operated by the programming running on the computer, wherein when the external defibrillator is OFF and the most recent self-test has determined that the external defibrillator operational status is normal, the first light source blinks frequently to indicate that the defibrillator is ready for use.

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