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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2007
Applicant:
Michael R. Dupelle, N. Attleboro, MA (US);
Inventor:
Michael R. Dupelle, N. Attleboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/046 (2013.01); A61N 1/0492 (2013.01); A61N 1/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
An external defibrillator is provided including (a) a pair of disposable electrodes configured to be adhered to the skin of a patient, each electrode including an electrically conductive layer comprising a metal that is polarized during a defibrillating pulse, and (b) a control unit configured to deliver a defibrillating pulse to the patient through the electrodes. The waveform is configured to substantially depolarize the metal, and may be, for example, a biphasic waveform. Method of defibrillation and defibrillation electrodes are also provided.