Patent ID: 8265748
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A defibrillator with a normalized electrode interface comprising: a defibrillating electrode; and a defibrillator mainframe comprising: wherein the defibrillating electrode comprises a slave device, and the master device and the slave device are connected through a bus; wherein the master device is a 1-wire master device, the slave device on the defibrillating electrode is a 1-wire slave device, and the 1-wire master device and the 1-wire slave device are connected through a single wire; wherein the 1-wire slave device further comprises a 1-wire storage module, the 1-wire storage module being connected to the 1-wire master device through the single wire; and wherein the 1-wire storage module stores electrode expiration and condition information for use by a trace management function that prevents expired or damaged electrodes from being used.