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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. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2008
Kevin K. Covey, Marysville, WA (US);
Thomas J. Mcgrath, Everett, WA (US);
Joseph L. Sullivan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Larry R. Nygaard, Snohomish, WA (US);
Richard C. Nova, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kevin K. Covey, Marysville, WA (US);
Thomas J. McGrath, Everett, WA (US);
Joseph L. Sullivan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Larry R. Nygaard, Snohomish, WA (US);
Richard C. Nova, Kirkland, WA (US);
Physio-Control, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and techniques for determining whether a medical electrode, such as a defibrillation electrode coupled to an automated external defibrillator, is in a condition for replacement. The determination can be made as a function of one or more data. In one exemplary embodiment, the determination is a function of one or more measurements of an impedance of a hydrogel bridge in a test module. In another exemplary embodiment, the determination is a function of one or more environmental condition data from one or more environmental sensors.