Claims
- 1. In a system comprising an external defibrillator, a defibrillator communicator, a holder for the external defibrillator, and a communication network, a method for operating the defibrillator comprising the following steps:
- automatically establishing a communication link between the defibrillator communicator and a station on the communication network in response to removal of the defibrillator from the holder;
- applying electrodes to a patient;
- monitoring ECG signals from the patient;
- analyzing the ECG signals to determine whether to shock the patient; and
- locally generating an actuation signal to deliver a shock from the defibrillator to the patient.
- 2. In a system comprising an external defibrillator, a defibrillator communicator, and a communication network, the external defibrillator comprising a power switch, a method for operating the defibrillator comprising the following steps:
- automatically establishing a communication link between the defibrillator communicator and a station on the communication network in response to activation of the power switch;
- applying electrodes to a patient;
- monitoring ECG signals from the patient;
- analyzing the ECG signals to determine whether to shock the patient; and
- locally generating an actuation signal to deliver a shock from the defibrillator to the patient.
- 3. A method of providing CPR instructions to a caregiver comprising the following steps:
- deploying a defibrillator, the defibrillator comprising a defibrillator communicator; and
- transmitting CPR instructions over a communication network from a station on the communication network to the defibrillator communicator.
Parent Case Info
This application is a CONTINUATION of application Ser. No. 08/351,654 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,593,426) filed 7 Dec. 1994.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
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Lifepak .RTM.II-Diagnostic Cardiac Monitor Data Sheet, Physio-Control (no date). |
First Medic .TM.610 Semi-Automatic Defibrillator Data Sheet, Space Labs Inc., 1990. |
Continuations (1)
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