Patent ID: 6671547
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An electrotherapy device, comprising:at least one sensor operable to sense at least one physiological parameter of a patient; a controller operably connected to the at least one sensor operable to receive signals from the at least one sensor corresponding to the at least one physiological parameter; memory operable to store computer programming code executed by the controller, the programming code comprising decision-making criteria operable to adapt a patient treatment in response to changes to the detected at least one physiological parameter; and at least one pair of electrodes operably connected to the controller and operable to administer the treatment to the patient, wherein the at least one physiological parameter comprises at least one of an ECG parameter and a heart rate parameter and the ECG parameter is selected from the group comprising conduction variable and stability variablea user interface operably connected with the controller and operable to enable a user to adapt the decision-making criteria of the programming code.