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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2001
Daniel W. Piraino, Seattle, WA (US);
D. Craig Edwards, Fall City, WA (US);
Medtronic Physio-Control Manufacturing Corp., Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method is characterized by measuring a patient parameter associated with a human body; in response to the patient parameter, retrieving a maximum expected device parameter; and setting a limit on an energy source such that during defibrillation of the patient a defibrillation parameter associated with the maximum expected device parameter is within a defined tolerance. In another embodiment, a method is characterized by specifying at least one device parameter limit of a defibrillation unit; and in response to the at least one specified device parameter, determining a prediction confidence level at which the device parameter limit is exceeded for one or more values of a patient parameter. In another embodiment, a method is characterized by specifying a prediction confidence level to which a defibrillation unit device parameter is correlated with one or more values of a patient parameter; and in response to the specified prediction confidence level, determining a defibrillation unit device parameter from one or more values of a patient parameter. In other embodiments, circuitry is used to at least partially effect the foregoing-described methods; the circuitry can include and/or utilize virtually any combination of hardware, software, and/or firmware configured to effect the foregoing-described method, depending upon the design choices of the system designer. In other embodiments, signal bearing media at least partially bear the foregoing-described methods.