Systems for hydrating defibrillation electrodes
First Claim
1. An automated external defibrillator configured to deliver electrical pulses and/or shocks to a heart of a patient during a cardiac emergency, the defibrillator comprising:
- a housing;
a fluid container supported by the housing and configured to maintain a fluid;
a mesh overlying the fluid and fixedly supported by the fluid container; and
a pair of defibrillation electrode pads removably supported by the mesh, each defibrillation electrode pad supporting a hydrogel,wherein the fluid hydrates the hydrogel and wherein the mesh is in fluid communication with the fluid.
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an automated external defibrillator is configured to deliver one or both of electrical pulses and shocks to a heart of a patient during a cardiac emergency. The defibrillator includes a defibrillator electrode delivery system and a hydrating system. The defibrillator electrode delivery system includes a pair of defibrillation electrode pads. Each pad supports a hydrogel to facilitate the deliverance of one or both of electrical pulses and shocks to a patient. The hydrating system includes a fluid container that maintains a fluid that hydrates the hydrogel over a predetermined time period to prolong the effectiveness of the hydrogel.
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14 Claims
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1. An automated external defibrillator configured to deliver electrical pulses and/or shocks to a heart of a patient during a cardiac emergency, the defibrillator comprising:
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a housing; a fluid container supported by the housing and configured to maintain a fluid; a mesh overlying the fluid and fixedly supported by the fluid container; and a pair of defibrillation electrode pads removably supported by the mesh, each defibrillation electrode pad supporting a hydrogel, wherein the fluid hydrates the hydrogel and wherein the mesh is in fluid communication with the fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An automated external defibrillator configured to deliver electrical pulses and/or shocks to a heart of a patient during a cardiac emergency, the defibrillator comprising:
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a housing supporting an electrical connector, a battery, and high voltage circuitry; a fluid container supported by the housing and configured to maintain a fluid; a mesh overlying the fluid and fixedly supported by the fluid container; and a pair of defibrillation electrode pads removably supported by the mesh, each defibrillation electrode pad supporting a hydrogel and being pre-connected to the electrical connector of the housing so that each defibrillation electrode pad is in electrical communication with the battery and the high voltage circuitry, wherein the fluid hydrates the hydrogel to prolong the effectiveness of the hydrogel and wherein the mesh is in fluid communication with the fluid. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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