Patent ID: 7027864
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for delivering a defibrillation shock to a patient, comprising: a pair of electrode devices adapted to make electrical contact with said patient, wherein one electrode device is adapted to be disposed on a neck region of said patient and to extend circumferentially to first and second ends which span an arc which is less than halfway around the circumference of the patient's neck and the other electrode device is adapted to be disposed on the opposite side of said patient's body in the vicinity of the ribcage; a switch coupled to said pair of electrode devices; an energy storage device for providing a plurality of energy level outputs across said electrodes to said patient; and, a controller coupled to said switch and said energy storage device for determining a need to apply said defibrillation shock to said patient and for determining a desired energy level output based on a patient impedance.