AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR WITH SHORTENED PAUSE FOR RHYTHM ANALYSIS

• Main Authors: HALSNE, Eric, Grant, GEHMAN, Stacy, Earl, JORGENSON, Dawn, Blilie, LIU, Chenguang, TADIPATRI, Vijay, Aditya
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 22.07.2020
• Subjects: ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSESOR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MASSAGE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING ORSTIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; RADIATION THERAPY; SURGERY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

An automated external defibrillator (AED) is described which includes two electrocardiogram (ECG) analyzers. One of the ECG analyzers is suitable for use only for ECG which is signal-noise-free, and thus may be used during "hands-off" analysis periods in which no cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compressions can be provided. The length of the "hands-off" analysis period can be shortened by use of the second ECG analyzer in concert with the first ECG analyzer. Thus, a greater proportion of CPR time through the course of a cardiac arrest rescue is achieved.