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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher R Clare, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Mir A Imran, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Physiometrix, Inc., N. Billerica, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607-5 ;
Abstract
A switch apparatus for performing diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures on a patient by the use of first and second electrodes which are placed on a patient. A defibrillator unit and another medical device utilizing radio frequency energy from a radio frequency generator unit comprises a multi-function adapter unit. The adapter unit is coupled to the first and second electrodes, to the defibrillator unit and to the electrosurgery unit for switching between the defibrillation unit and another medical device to permit performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on the patient.