ENERGY DELIVERY APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An energy delivery storage device comprising:
- an energy storage device;
a controller;
at least two switches which are controllably coupled to said energy storage device;
an energy discharge circuit operably coupled to said energy storage device, said energy discharge circuit being selectively operable to deliver energy from said energy storage device to a patient via said at least two switches;
wherein one of said at least two switches also acts as a disarm circuit that prevents energy from being delivered to said patient when said disarm circuit is activated by said controller.
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Abstract
There is provided an energy delivery device comprising a storage device, a discharge circuit and a disarm circuit. The discharge circuit comprises a switch electrically connected to the storage device, and is selectively operable to deliver energy from the storage device to a load, e.g., a patient needing defibrillation, preferably in a multiphasic waveform. The disarm circuit comprises the switch. Preferably, the discharge circuit comprises an H-bridge circuit. There are also provided delivery devices: which comprise a shoot-through elimination circuit; which include housing elements which, when assembled, cause electrical connection between respective components; which include a housing having a small volume and an energy storage device having a large capacitance; which comprise a shunt circuit which, when activated, prevents switching of a switch. There are also provided methods of assembly and disassembly of an energy delivery unit and methods of delivering energy to a load.
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8 Claims
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1. An energy delivery storage device comprising:
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an energy storage device; a controller; at least two switches which are controllably coupled to said energy storage device; an energy discharge circuit operably coupled to said energy storage device, said energy discharge circuit being selectively operable to deliver energy from said energy storage device to a patient via said at least two switches; wherein one of said at least two switches also acts as a disarm circuit that prevents energy from being delivered to said patient when said disarm circuit is activated by said controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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