Zoll Medical Corporation

David N Craige, Iii

Deborah T Jones

Michael R Dupelle

Gary A Freeman

Melissa M Dascoli

Michael Parascandola

Marc Cordaro

George Reilly

Ian B Durrant

Frederick J Geheb

James D Wilson

Ward M Hamilton

Daniel M Lisogurski

Michael L Lopin

Brian Stonecipher

Martin E Bures

Gideon D H Butler

Mark Bates

E Jane Wilson

Sheldon S White

Pisit Khuon

Paul F Prew

Dustin Boutet

Ian B Durant

This document describes an electrode assembly for use with a defibrillator, the electrode assembly comprising at least one electrode including a first surface that can be affixed to either of a pediatric patient and an adult patient and a second surface, wherein a majority of the second surface includes pictorial instructions related to use of the electrode assembly; and a chest compression sensor attached to the at least one electrode, wherein the at least one electrode is configured to be used on an adult patient when the electrode assembly is in a first orientation, and wherein the at least one electrode is configured to be used on a pediatric patient when the electrode assembly is in a second orientation.

Electrode assemblies for treating adult and pediatric patients

A defibrillation electrode pad includes an electrode section and a CPR administration section. The electrode section and the CPR administration section are positioned in the defibrillation electrode pad relative to each other such that the CPR administration section is located above a sternum of an adult subject and the electrode section is located in a position appropriate for the administration of a defibrillation shock to the adult subject when the defibrillation electrode pad is oriented in a first orientation and such that the CPR administration section is located above a sternum of a pediatric subject and the electrode section is located in a position appropriate for the administration of a defibrillation shock to the pediatric subject when the defibrillation electrode pad is oriented in a second orientation different from the first orientation.

Universal defibrillation electrode pad assembly for adult and pediatric subjects

Automated external defibrillator electrode pad packaging

Automated external defibrillator electrode pad

Methods and systems of applying treatment to a subject experiencing cardiac distress. In one example, there is provided a defibrillation electrode. The defibrillation electrode includes a non-volatile memory element and a circuit configured to store an indication of a level of energy delivered to a subject during the application of a defibrillation shock to the subject in the non-volatile memory element.

Electrode with feature for indicating prior use with adult or pediatric subject and systems and methods including same

Testing integrity of electrical connections between cardiac resuscitation devices and electrodes connected thereto while the electrodes remain stored within a sealed package. Each electrode comprises a skin-contacting gel layer, a current-spreading layer, and an adhesive layer for adhering the electrode to the patient. An electrical lead for delivering a therapy pulse extends from the current-spreading layer of each electrode to the exterior of the package. A jumper element located within the package and connected to the current-spreading layer of each electrode provides a self-test electrical connection between the first and second electrical leads while the electrodes are adhered to a substrate within the package to permit testing the integrity of the electrical connection between the electrodes and cardiac resuscitation device prior to use of the electrodes. The jumper is configured so that the self-test electrical connection is broken when the user removes the electrodes from the substrate.

Testing electrical connections between cardiac resuscitation devices and external electrodes

An electrode package for use with a defibrillator, the electrode package comprising an outer shell providing a vapor barrier between an interior space inside the outer shell and an exterior environment, a breakaway connection element positioned at the perimeter of the outer shell, one or more defibrillation electrodes positioned in the interior space inside the outer shell, a further electrical element positioned in the interior space inside the outer shell, electrical paths extending from the further electrical element through the breakaway element to the exterior environment, wherein the breakaway element and electrical paths are configured so that, when the outer shell is opened and the defibrillation electrodes are removed, the electrical paths are disconnected within the breakaway element.

Breakaway electrical connections for defibrillation electrode package

Electrodes and circuitry for monitoring and stimulating the exterior of the human body, comprising delivering stimulation pulses to stimulation electrodes applied to the exterior of the body, detecting an electrical potential at monitoring electrodes applied to the exterior of the body, positioning at least a first and second monitoring electrode at locations at which an electrical artifact caused by the electrical stimulation pulses is substantially cancelled in a signal formed from the electrical potentials detected at the first and second monitoring electrodes.

Monitoring physiological signals during external electrical stimulation

A defibrillation electrode for application to the front of the chest of a patient, the electrode comprising a metallic layer, a conductive liquid-containing layer in contact with the metallic layer and configured to contact the skin of the patient, an adhesive layer surrounding the conductive liquid-containing layer and having a layer of adhesive configured to adhere the electrode to the patient, a release layer configured to be removed from the electrode prior to application to the patient, the release layer being in contact with the adhesive and the conductive liquid-containing layer prior to removal, wherein the electrode has a lateral perimeter at or laterally outside of the adhesive layer, and wherein the lateral perimeter is generally triangular. A method of applying the defibrillation electrode to the chest of a patient.

Triangular or crescent shaped defibrillation electrode

Electrodes are provided, for example including: (a) a first electrode component including a conductive skin-contacting element, and (b) a second electrode component including a thin electrical conductor. The first and second electrode components may be positioned during storage of the electrode so that the conductive skin-contacting element is not in contact with the thin electrical conductor, and configured so that they can be brought into contact prior to use of the electrode with a surface of the conductive skin-contacting element in contact with a surface of the thin electrical conductor.

Skin-applied electrode pads

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Attleboro, MA, United States of America

David N Craige, Iii