Patent ID: 9669229
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61N

Claim:
1. An AED system for use with either adult or pediatric patients comprising: an electrode pad having a mating connector; a pedi-key that comprises a key part moveably coupled with a pad placement part, the key part having a distal end and the pad placement part having an indicator of a placement of the electrode pad on a pediatric patient; and an AED unit including a casing having a surface with an indication of electrode pad placement for an adult patient, an aperture disposed at a first location on the AED unit casing and shaped to receive the pedi-key key part distal end, an electrode pad connector disposed at a second location on the AED unit casing and shaped to receive the mating connector, and circuitry internal to the casing for delivering a defibrillating shock and for being selectively operable to switch from an adult rescue protocol to a pediatric rescue protocol responsive to a sensed receiving of the pedi-key key part distal end within the aperture, further wherein the pedi-key pad placement part overlies the indication of electrode pad placement for the adult patient in response to the pedi-key part distal end being received within the aperture, and wherein the AED system is disposed such that the pedi-key and the electrode pad connector may concurrently be received in the respective aperture and mating connector.