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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. 22, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth F Olson, Edina, MN (US);
Byron L Gilman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
SurVivaLink Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607-5 ; 607 63 ;
Abstract
A fail-safe safety circuit for a portable automated external defibrillator allows earlier charging of capacitors. In turn, the earlier charging of the capacitors allows quicker release of a defibrillation shock than prior art method of automatically detecting the appropriateness of administering a defibrillation shock and subsequently preparing the shock.