Patent ID: 11911627
Assignee: ALTRIX MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of using a medical device, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a medical device configured to:
take one or more electrocardiograms (ECG);
take the one or more ECG without deploying any AED electrode pad;
take the one or more ECG using a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact that are accessible on an external surface of the medical device;
require the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact to utilize a first electrical path that is different from a second electrical path utilized for any AED electrode pad;
convert to a functional Automated External Defibrillator (AED), the functional AED configured to proved an electrical shock after using AED electrode pads to take the ECG to detect if a shockable arrythmia is present;

identifying a need for the ECG from a person, the person having bare skin accessible to the medical device; and
touching the bare skin to the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact of the medical device.