Patent ID: 8880168

Claim:
A modular external defibrillator system for treating a patient, comprising: a base containing a display and an external defibrillator module configured to deliver a defibrillation shock to the patient; a first pod configured to be operable when separated from the base, the first pod having a first patient parameter module and structured to be connected to the patient to collect first patient data related to at least a first patient vital sign, the first pod configured to wirelessly transmit the first patient data to the base; and a second pod configured to be operable when separated from the base and structured to be selectively latched to the first pod, the second pod having a second patient parameter module and structured to be connected to the patient to collect second patient data related to at least a second patient vital sign independent from the first patient vital sign, the second pod configured to wirelessly transmit the second patient data to the base, in which, when one of the first or the second patient data is transmitted to the base, the base is configured to display an aspect of the transmitted one of the first or the second patient data.