Patent ID: 6697671
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A defibrillator capable of providing a user with defibrillator and treatment instruction, the defibrillator comprising:a processing unit; a visual output device coupled to the processing unit for displaying instructions to the user; an aural output device coupled to the processing unit for issuing instructions to the user; and a memory coupled to the processing unit for storing program code that, when executed by the processing unit, generates: emergency notification instruction on at least one of the visual and aural output devices; CPR instruction on at least one of the visual and aural output devices; patient assessment instruction on at least one of the visual and aural output devices; and defibrillation therapy instruction on at least one of the visual and aural output devices, wherein the emergency notification instruction comprises: causing the defibrillator to establish a communication link to an emergency response system; if the communication link is established, notifying the user that the communication link with the emergency response system has been established; and if the communication link fails, instructing the user to notify the emergency response system.