Ann K Thom

US Patent:

7715913, May 11, 2010

Filed:

Jan 31, 2005

Appl. No.:

10/597706

Inventors:

James Adkins Froman - Issaquah WA, US
Patrick Lee Hauge - Bellevue WA, US
Hans Patrick Greisser - Bainbridge Island WA, US
Daniel John Kingsbury - Seattle WA, US
Douglas Michael Denney - Sammamish WA, US
Ann Thom - Seattle WA, US
Thomas Allen Solosko - Issaquah WA, US
Thomas Dean Lyster - Bothell WA, US
Kim Johnnie Hansen - Renton WA, US

Assignee:

Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V. - Eindhoven

International Classification:

A61N 1/00

US Classification:

607 5

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for training a user to operate an external defibrillator, usable in a therapy or training mode, which includes an energy source; an electrode interface responsive to an electrode arrangeable on a release liner and configured for placement on a subject; and an energy delivery system operable to selectively deliver electrical energy from the energy source to the electrode via the electrode interface. The method includes: when the electrode is coupled to the electrode interface, receiving an input signal from the electrode, prior to placement of the electrode on the subject; based on the input signal, identifying a degree of electrical connectivity along an electrical path including the electrode; based on the determined degree of electrical conductivity, advancing the external defibrillator from a first training state to a second training state; and issuing a training state notification indicating advancement from the first training state to the second training state.