DEFIBRILLATOR WITH MUTABLE SOUND PROMPTS

• US 20120109239A1
• Filed: 01/28/2011
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Physio-Control Incorporated (Stryker Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Physio-Control Incorporated (Stryker Corporation)
• Inventors: Daynes, John, Caby, Glen, Nova, Richard C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,744,574 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/5
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3904 External heart defibrillators [EHD]
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/39044 in combination with cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3925 Monitoring; Protecting
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3993 User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators

Abstract

Defibrillators, software and methods are provided, for issued verbal prompts to rescuers. A defibrillator may receive a muting input and, responsive thereto, cause a verbal prompt to not be issued or to be issued less loudly relative another verbal prompt.

Claims

1. An external defibrillator comprising:

an energy storage module for storing an electrical charge;

a defibrillation port for guiding via electrodes the stored electrical charge to a person;

a processor for causing a verbal prompt to be issued to a rescuer using the defibrillator to assist the person in connection with the defibrillator executing a protocol; and

an interface for receiving a muting input,

in which, if the muting input is received, the verbal prompt is caused to not be issued even though the defibrillator is executing the protocol.

2. The external defibrillator of claim 1, in which

the interface includes a screen, and

a status of whether the muting input has been received is visible on the screen.

3. The external defibrillator of claim 1, in which

the interface includes one of a button, a knob, a switch, and an on-screen input.

4. The external defibrillator of claim 1, in which

the muting input is received wirelessly from an external personal electronic device.

5. The external defibrillator of claim 4, in which

the external personal electronic device comprises a telephone.

6. The external defibrillator of claim 1, in which

the processor can cause two types of verbal prompts to be issued, and

receiving the muting input causes one of the two types of verbal prompts to not be issued, but still permits the other of the two types of verbal prompts to be issued.

7. The external defibrillator of claim 6, in which

receiving a second muting input causes the other of the two types verbal prompts to not be issued.

8. The external defibrillator of claim 7, in which

the first and second muting inputs are received sequentially.

9. The external defibrillator of claim 7, in which

the first muting input is received from one of the defibrillator and an external device, and

the second muting input is received from the other of the defibrillator and the external device.

10. The external defibrillator of claim 1, in which

the muting input is received via a wire.

11. The external defibrillator of claim 10, further comprising:

a housing that contains the energy storage module;

a socket in the housing, and

in which the wire terminates in a plug that is plugged in the socket.

12. The external defibrillator of claim 10, in which

the wire is coupled to an external device.

13. The external defibrillator of claim 1, in which

a record is being generated in connection with the defibrillator executing the protocol, and

the muting input is added to the record.

14. The external defibrillator of claim 13, in which

a time stamp is generated in association with receiving the muting input, and

the time stamp is added to the record as associated with the receipt of the muting input.

15. An external defibrillator comprising:

an energy storage module for storing an electrical charge;

a defibrillation port for guiding via electrodes the stored electrical charge to a person;

a processor for causing a first type and a second type of verbal prompts to be issued to a rescuer using the defibrillator to assist the person in connection with the defibrillator executing a protocol; and

an interface for receiving a muting input,

in which, if the muting input is received, the first type of verbal prompts is caused to be issued less loudly relative the second type even though the defibrillator is executing the protocol.

16. The external defibrillator of claim 15, in which

the first type of verbal prompts is caused to be muted entirely.

17. The external defibrillator of claim 15, in which

the interface includes a screen, and

a status of whether the muting input has been received is visible on the screen.

18. The external defibrillator of claim 15, in which

the interface includes one of a button, a knob, a switch, and an on-screen input.

19. The external defibrillator of claim 15, in which

the muting input is received wirelessly from an external personal electronic device.

20. The external defibrillator of claim 19, in which

the external personal electronic device comprises a telephone.

21. The external defibrillator of claim 15, in which

the processor can cause two types of verbal prompts to be issued, and

receiving the muting input causes one of the two types of verbal prompts to not be issued, but still permits the other of the two types of verbal prompts to be issued.

22. The external defibrillator of claim 21, in which

receiving a second muting input causes the other of the two types verbal prompts to not be issued.

23. The external defibrillator of claim 22, in which

the first and second muting inputs are received sequentially.

24. The external defibrillator of claim 22, in which

the first muting input is received from one of the defibrillator and an external device, and

the second muting input is received from the other of the defibrillator and the external device.

25. The external defibrillator of claim 15, in which

the muting input is received via a wire.

26. The external defibrillator of claim 25, further comprising:

a housing that contains the energy storage module;

a socket in the housing, and

in which the wire terminates in a plug that is plugged in the socket.

27. The external defibrillator of claim 25, in which

the wire is coupled to an external device.

28. The external defibrillator of claim 15, in which

a record is being generated in connection with the defibrillator executing the protocol, and

the muting input is added to the record.

29. The external defibrillator of claim 28, in which

a time stamp is generated in association with receiving the muting input, and

the time stamp is added to the record as associated with the receipt of the muting input.