Defibrillator patient connection system with automatic identification
DCFirst Claim
1. A defibrillator system comprising:
- a defibrillator base unit for providing electrical energy to shock a patient;
at least two available types of means for administering the electrical energy to the patient;
for each type of administering means, a respective cable assembly for connecting the corresponding type of administering means to the base unit;
for each type of administering means, a respective identifying means disposed in the corresponding type of administering means or in the corresponding cable assembly for providing a corresponding analog voltage level to the base unit for identification when the administering means is connected to the base unit; and
means for automatically detecting that no administering means is connected to the base unit.
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Abstract
A defibrillator patient connection system is disclosed for automatically identifying to a defibrillator system the type of pads or paddles assembly connected to the system for conveying electrical energy to shock a patient. Each of the available pads or paddles assemblies is identified by a corresponding analog voltage level provided to the base unit through a corresponding cable assembly. The identification voltage is sensed by an A/D converter in the defibrillator base unit. The identification voltage is provided to the base unit on a charge-done signal line which otherwise is asserted by the base unit to controllably actuate a charge-done indicator light in an external paddles assembly. The disclosed methods and apparatus thus maintain a simple defibrillator/cable assembly interface and require no additional signal lines for implementing automatic identification. A plug assembly latch mechanism also is disclosed that provides the dual functions of locking a plug assembly in place in the defibrillator base unit and preventing actuation of discharge buttons on the plug assembly when the latch is not in the locked position, thereby avoiding a high energy discharge unless the plug assembly is securely locked in position.
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15 Claims
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1. A defibrillator system comprising:
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a defibrillator base unit for providing electrical energy to shock a patient; at least two available types of means for administering the electrical energy to the patient; for each type of administering means, a respective cable assembly for connecting the corresponding type of administering means to the base unit; for each type of administering means, a respective identifying means disposed in the corresponding type of administering means or in the corresponding cable assembly for providing a corresponding analog voltage level to the base unit for identification when the administering means is connected to the base unit; and means for automatically detecting that no administering means is connected to the base unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of automatically identifying a type of pads or paddles connected to a defibrillator base unit, comprising:
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making available at least two different types of pads or paddles for administering electrical energy from the base unit to a patient; providing a cable assembly for connecting a selected one of the available types of pads or paddles to the base unit; providing a signal line in the cable assembly; for each of the available types of pads or paddles, applying a corresponding analog voltage level to the signal line; and in the base unit, sensing the applied voltage level for identifying the pads or paddles then connected to the base unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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