Cardiothrive, Inc.

Walter N Maclay

Mark Duncan Brinkerhoff

Walter T Savage

Shelley J Savage

Thomas K Geraty

Ronald S Boeder

Douglas C Morrison

Tony M Ton

Jeffrey S Greger

Peter D Gray

Jeffery S Greger

Peter Gray

A device and method for reducing patient transthoracic impedance for the purpose of delivering a therapeutic current are provided. In one embodiment, the device for reducing patient transthoracic impedance for the purpose of delivering a therapeutic current may be used in a defibrillator. The device for reducing patient transthoracic impedance for the purpose of delivering a therapeutic current may be a microneedle array that may have a number of different configurations and may be made with different materials.

Device and method for reducing patient transthoracic impedance for the purpose of delivering a therapeutic current

A variety of arrangements and methods relating to a defibrillator are described. In one aspect of the invention, a defibrillator includes two paddles that each include a defibrillator electrode covered in a protective housing. The two paddles are sealed together using a releasable seal to form a paddle module such that the housings of the paddles form the exterior of the paddle module. An electrical system including at least a battery and a capacitor is electrically coupled with the paddles. The battery is arranged to charge the capacitor. The capacitor is arranged to apply a voltage at the defibrillator electrodes, which generates an electrical shock for arresting a cardiac arrhythmia.

External defibrillator

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Walter N Maclay