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AED having mandatory pause for administrating CPR

  • US 9,795,799 B2
  • Filed: 06/13/2006
  • Issued: 10/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing electrotherapy, comprising:

  • analyzing a cardiac signal for a shockable rhythm;

    delivering electrotherapy from a high-voltage energy source if a shockable rhythm exists;

    pausing for a non-interruptible CPR period after analyzing the cardiac signal;

    precharging the high-voltage energy source during the non-interruptible CPR period;

    after the pausing step, re-analyzing the cardiac signal for a shockable rhythm; and

    after the re-analyzing step, monitoring the cardiac signal without precharging the high-voltage energy source, the monitoring step being interruptible.

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