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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1999
Daniel J Powers, Issaquah, WA (US);
Thomas D Lyster, Bothell, WA (US);
Karl A Woelfer, Seattle, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A novel apparatus for inactivating the AED prompting feature without inactivating the monitoring and analysis capability of the AED. AEDs are designed to be deployed by lay responders, such as flight attendants and police officers. As a result, in addition to a shock advisory algorithm which determines when a victim has a shockable rhythm, the devices also typically provide detailed prompts to the user. However, once a more advanced user arrives at the emergency (such as a paramedic) the detailed prompts are typically no longer required. The ability to silence the prompting feature without disabling the monitoring and analysis capability, as opposed to attaching the patient to another defibrillator, enables an advanced user to continue using the device.