System and method for effectively indicating element failure or a preventive maintenance condition in an automatic external defibrillator (AED)
First Claim
1. A status indicator system for an automatic external defibrillator (AED) comprising:
- an AED;
an active status indicator processor, the active status indicator processor being contained within a housing of the AED;
the active status indicator processor having a program thereon, the program configured to control a meaningful alert as to the status of an element that is part of the AED, wherein the meaningful alert is configured to be given during an activation window, the program further configured to define at least two activation windows wherein each of the activation windows presents the meaningful alert in a different manner and the program is configured to select which of the at least two activation windows to use.
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Abstract
Battery powered systems with long standby times, such as automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), may be required to indicate their operational status to a user by blinking lights or sounding speakers or buzzers. These active status indication activities consume power thereby reducing the battery life of the system. To conserve power and to be more effective in seeking attention from a human operator, the status alerts for the AED produced by an active status indicator (ASI) system can be more meaningful to humans or more unique relative to status alerts provided by conventional devices. Additionally, the ASI system may automatically adjust power consumed by the indicators in response to sensing environmental conditions of the AED.
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1. A status indicator system for an automatic external defibrillator (AED) comprising:
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an AED; an active status indicator processor, the active status indicator processor being contained within a housing of the AED; the active status indicator processor having a program thereon, the program configured to control a meaningful alert as to the status of an element that is part of the AED, wherein the meaningful alert is configured to be given during an activation window, the program further configured to define at least two activation windows wherein each of the activation windows presents the meaningful alert in a different manner and the program is configured to select which of the at least two activation windows to use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A status indicator system for an automatic external defibrillator (AED) comprising:
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an AED; an active status indicator processor, the active status indicator processor being contained within a housing of the AED; the active status indicator processor having a program thereon, the program configured to control activation of at least two alarms in response to a fault detection, wherein the at least two alarms are configured to have a plurality of alarm activation windows in which the at least two alarms are activated, each of the alarm activation windows comprises a limited period of time in which a meaningful alert is produced by different combinations of the at least two alarms permitting the meaningful alert to be produced in more than one way. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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