Patent ID: 6668192
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An automated external defibrillator (AED) with the ability to store rescue information, the AED having a case for housing a power supply that is electrically connected to a circuit for generating a defibrillation pulse and wherein the circuit is electrically connected to a pair of electrodes that are applied to a patient to deliver the defibrillation pulse, comprising:an archival storage means for storing rescue information, said archival storage means containable within said case, wherein said archival storage means comprises a data card designed to be insertable in a data card reader of a personal computer and wherein said personal computer is designed to retrieve the stored rescue information from the inserted data card and for entry of additional information to identify the retrieved rescue information and to log the retrieved rescue information; wherein the rescue information comprises patient data, AED analysis of the patient data, operational data of the AED and key events detected during a rescue operation, and sound occurring within the immediate vicinity of the AED, and wherein the AED is designed to provide audible notification when the inserted data card is full of previously stored rescue information.