Protective cradle and modular pouches

Abstract

A modular medical device employs a defibrillator/monitor () and one or more pouch modules (). The defibrillator/monitor () includes a defibrillator and/or an electrocardiogram ('ECG') monitor (e.g., a defibrillator module and a ECG monitor module). Each pouch module () is permanently or detachably adjoined to the defibrillator/monitor () and is structurally configured to store one or more accessory items () in support of an operation of the defibrillator/monitor () (e.g., ECG cable(s), electrode(s), transducer(s), pad(s), data storage device(s), paper, communication device(s), first aid product(s)/fluid(s) and medical supply(ies)/tool(s)). Alternatively, a cradle module () having a frame may be employed by the modular medical device to adjoin the pouch module(s) () to the defibrillator/monitor () and may partially, if not entirely, encircle the defibrillator/monitor (). The pouch module(s) () and/or the cradle module () may include storage covers to secure the stored accessory item(s) () within the pouch module(s) ().