Patent ID: 6334070
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A defibrillator capable of providing a user with instructions for administering CPR and defibrillation therapy, the defibrillator comprising:(a) a processing unit;(b) a visual output device coupled to the processing unit for displaying CPR and defibrillation therapy instructions to the user;(c) an aural output device coupled to the processing unit for issuing CPR and defibrillation therapy instructions to the user;(d) a memory coupled to the processing unit for storing program code executed by the processing unit which generates:(i) a sequence of emergency notification instructions on the visual and aural output devices;(ii) a sequence of CPR instructions on the visual and aural output devices; and(iii) a sequence of defibrillator operation instructions on the visual and aural output devices; and(e) a user input mechanism coupled to the processing unit for enabling the user to affect the sequence of emergency notification, CPR and defibrillator instructions, if desired by the user.