Patent ID: 8862227

Claim:
An external defibrillator for use with electrodes having a plug connector, the external defibrillator comprising: an energy storage module for storing an electrical charge; a defibrillation port structured to guide via the electrodes at least a portion of the stored electrical charge to a patient; a receiver structured to receive the plug connector of the electrodes; a detector coupled to the receiver and structured to determine whether the plug connector is inserted into the receiver in a first orientation or the plug connector is inserted into the receiver in a different second orientation; a processor coupled to the detector and structured to cause the defibrillation port to guide a first defibrillation energy via the electrodes when the detector determines that the plug connector is inserted into the receiver in the first orientation, and structured to cause the defibrillation port to guide a second defibrillation energy via the electrodes when the detector determines that the plug connector is inserted into the receiver in the second orientation, the first defibrillation energy greater than the second defibrillation energy.