Automatic external defibrillator for adult and pediatric patients
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1. An AED system for use with either adult or pediatric patients comprising:
- an electrode pad having a mating connector;
a pedi-key that comprises a key part moveably coupled with a pad placement part, the key part having a distal end and the pad placement part having an indicator of a placement of the electrode pad on a pediatric patient; and
an AED unit includinga casing having a surface with an indication of electrode pad placement for an adult patient,an aperture disposed at a first location on the AED unit casing and shaped to receive the pedi-key key part distal end,an electrode pad connector disposed at a second location on the AED unit casing and shaped to receive the mating connector, andcircuitry internal to the casing for delivering a defibrillating shock and for being selectively operable to switch from an adult rescue protocol to a pediatric rescue protocol responsive to a sensed receiving of the pedi-key key part distal end within the aperture, further wherein the pedi-key pad placement part overlies the indication of electrode pad placement for the adult patient in response to the pedi-key part distal end being received within the aperture, and wherein the AED system is disposed such that the pedi-key and the electrode pad connector may concurrently be received in the respective aperture and mating connector.
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Abstract
An AED unit is operable to selectively switch to a pediatric rescue protocol by inserting a key-like device into an aperture of the AED unit. A sensor inside the case of the AED unit senses the presence of the device in the slot and responds by executing the pediatric rescue protocol. A separate electrode pad mating connector on the AED unit receives an electrode pad connector, the associated electrode pads being suitable for either adult or pediatric patients.
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1. An AED system for use with either adult or pediatric patients comprising:
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an electrode pad having a mating connector; a pedi-key that comprises a key part moveably coupled with a pad placement part, the key part having a distal end and the pad placement part having an indicator of a placement of the electrode pad on a pediatric patient; and an AED unit including a casing having a surface with an indication of electrode pad placement for an adult patient, an aperture disposed at a first location on the AED unit casing and shaped to receive the pedi-key key part distal end, an electrode pad connector disposed at a second location on the AED unit casing and shaped to receive the mating connector, and circuitry internal to the casing for delivering a defibrillating shock and for being selectively operable to switch from an adult rescue protocol to a pediatric rescue protocol responsive to a sensed receiving of the pedi-key key part distal end within the aperture, further wherein the pedi-key pad placement part overlies the indication of electrode pad placement for the adult patient in response to the pedi-key part distal end being received within the aperture, and wherein the AED system is disposed such that the pedi-key and the electrode pad connector may concurrently be received in the respective aperture and mating connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for selectively operating an AED unit which is operable by execution of an adult rescue protocol or a pediatric rescue protocol as a pediatric AED system comprising the steps of:
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connecting an electrode pad mating connector to a mating connector disposed on a casing of the AED unit, the casing having a surface with an indication of electrode pad placement for an adult patient; subsequent to the connecting step, inserting a separate device into an aperture disposed on the AED unit casing, wherein the separate device comprises a key part moveably coupled with a pad placement part, the key part having a distal end and the pad placement part having an indicator of a placement of the electrode pad on a pediatric patient; sensing the insertion of the separate device into the aperture disposed on the AED unit, wherein the separate device pad placement part is caused to overlie the indication of electrode pad placement for the adult patient in response to the separate device key part distal end being received within the aperture; and executing the pediatric rescue protocol responsive to the sensing step. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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