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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2011
Mark Frank, Dresden, DE;
Jil Cruz, Issaquah, WA (US);
Micha Coleman, Woodinville, WA (US);
Benjamin A. Flugstad, Port Ludlow, WA (US);
Fred W. Chapman, Renton, WA (US);
Mark Frank, Dresden, DE;
Jil Cruz, Issaquah, WA (US);
Micha Coleman, Woodinville, WA (US);
Benjamin A. Flugstad, Port Ludlow, WA (US);
Fred W. Chapman, Renton, WA (US);
Physio-Control, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present concept are directed to external defibrillators that include a utility light for use by one or more rescuers using the defibrillator. In one implementation, an external defibrillator has a housing, an energy storage module for storing an electrical charge, a defibrillation port for guiding the stored electrical charge to a person, and a processor for determining when to guide the electrical charge. The defibrillator also includes a user interface that includes a screen showing indications by light, and a separate utility light coupled to the housing via a light-coupling structure. The utility light is structured to generate and cast a beam of light with a beam divergence angle of no more than 160 degrees in order to illuminate a certain point of the local environment. This illumination capability may help rescuers reach a person in need of medical attention and apply medical assistance to the person.