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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2004
Applicants:
Michael R. Dupelle, N. Attleboro, MA (US);
Paul F. Prew, S. Attleboro, MA (US);
Sheldon S. White, Brookline, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael R. Dupelle, N. Attleboro, MA (US);
Paul F. Prew, S. Attleboro, MA (US);
Sheldon S. White, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of operating an automated external defibrillator, the method being implemented by circuitry and one or more processors of the defibrillator, comprising monitoring a pulse signal from the patient; monitoring an ECG signal from the patient; determining whether it is appropriate to deliver a defibrillation shock to the patient, the determination being based at least in part on the content of the ECG signal and on the content of the pulse signal.