公开(公告)号：US06662056B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-09

申请号：US09852431

申请日：2001-05-09

申请人： Anthony G. Picardo ,  Christine Janae ,  Thomas Solosko ,  Steven T. Mydynski ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Jon M. Bishay ,  Kent W. Leyde ,  Carlton B. Morgan

发明人： Anthony G. Picardo ,  Christine Janae ,  Thomas Solosko ,  Steven T. Mydynski ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Jon M. Bishay ,  Kent W. Leyde ,  Carlton B. Morgan

IPC分类号： A61N104

CPC分类号： A61N1/0472 ,  A61N1/046 ,  A61N1/048 ,  A61N1/0492 ,  A61N1/39 ,  A61N2001/37294

摘要： A cartridge is provided for storing one or more electrode pads such as a defibrillator electrode pad. The cartridge includes a housing having a rigid portion, a storage space disposed within the housing, and a storage-space opening that allows one to remove/insert the electrode pad or pads from/into the storage space. Because it has a housing with a rigid portion, such a cartridge can better protect one or more electrode pads from handling damage. Furthermore, one can construct the cartridge such that it is attachable to a medical device such as an AED. This allows an operator to carry or store the medical device, cartridge, and one or more electrode pads as a single unit. In addition, one can construct the cartridge such that the one or more electrode pads can be pre-connected to the medical device. This can eliminate connecting the one or more electrode pads to the medical device during an emergency.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于存储一个或多个电极焊盘（例如除颤器电极焊盘）的盒。 盒包括具有刚性部分的壳体，设置在壳体内的存储空间，以及允许将电极垫或垫从存储空间中移出/插入的存储空间开口。 因为它具有刚性部分的壳体，所以这种盒可以更好地保护一个或多个电极垫不受处理损坏。 此外，可以构造盒，使得其可附接到诸如AED的医疗装置。 这允许操作者将医疗装置，药筒和一个或多个电极垫作为单个装置携带或储存。 此外，可以构造盒，使得一个或多个电极垫可以预先连接到医疗装置。 这可以在紧急情况期间消除将一个或多个电极焊盘连接到医疗装置。

公开(公告)号：US5899926A

公开(公告)日：1999-05-04

申请号：US120680

申请日：1998-07-21

申请人： Dennis E. Ochs ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Daniel J. Powers

发明人： Dennis E. Ochs ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Daniel J. Powers

IPC分类号： A61N1/37 ,  A61N1/39

CPC分类号： A61N1/3925 ,  A61N1/39

摘要： A method of maintaining an electronic device, the method including the steps of monitoring ambient an environmental condition such as temperature or humidity; monitoring a self-test initialization criterion; performing an automatic device self-test if the self-test criterion is met and if the environmental condition is within a predetermined range; and not performing the automatic device self-test if the self-test criterion is met but the environmental condition is outside the predetermined range. In a preferred embodiment, the device is an external defibrillator.

摘要翻译： 一种维护电子设备的方法，所述方法包括以下步骤：监测环境条件，例如温度或湿度; 监控自检初始化标准; 如果满足自检标准并且环境条件在预定范围内，则执行自动装置自检; 如果满足自检标准但环境条件在预定范围之外，则不执行自动装置自检。 在优选实施例中，该装置是外部除颤器。

公开(公告)号：US5944741A

公开(公告)日：1999-08-31

申请号：US021678

申请日：1998-02-10

申请人： Dennis E. Ochs ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Daniel J. Powers

发明人： Dennis E. Ochs ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Daniel J. Powers

IPC分类号： A61N1/39

CPC分类号： A61N1/3925

摘要： A method of indicating operational status of an electronic device, the device providing an indication of device operational status as a result of a self-test, the method including the following steps: monitoring an environmental condition; changing an indication of device operational status from a first indication to a second indication if the monitored environmental condition changes from a first condition to a second condition, this changing step being performed without performing a self-test. In certain embodiments, the monitored environmental condition is a monitored temperature, the first condition is a first temperature and the second condition is a second temperature. The electronic device may be battery-operated, in which case the self-test is a battery capacity test. In these embodiments, the method also may include the step of performing the battery capacity test when the monitored temperature reaches the second temperature if there is no indication of device operational status corresponding to the second temperature stored in memory, the second temperature is lower than a temperature associated with an indication of a non-waning device operational status stored in memory, and the second temperature is higher than a temperature associated with an indication of a warning operational status; and indicating device operational status as a result of the battery capacity test. The method may also include the step of storing in memory an association between the second temperature and device operational status.

摘要翻译： 一种指示电子设备的操作状态的方法，所述设备提供作为自检的结果的设备操作状态的指示，所述方法包括以下步骤：监视环境条件; 如果所监视的环境条件从第一状态改变到第二状态，则将设备操作状态的指示从第一指示改变为第二指示，该改变步骤在不执行自检的情况下执行。 在某些实施方案中，所监测的环境条件是监测温度，第一条件是第一温度，第二条件是第二温度。 电子设备可以是电池供电的，在这种情况下，自检是电池容量测试。 在这些实施例中，该方法还可以包括当所监视的温度达到第二温度时执行电池容量测试的步骤，如果没有与存储在存储器中的第二温度对应的设备操作状态的指示，则第二温度低于 与存储在存储器中的不减少设备操作状态的指示相关联的温度，并且第二温度高于与警告操作状态的指示相关联的温度; 并通过电池容量测试指示设备运行状态。 该方法还可以包括在存储器中存储第二温度和设备操作状态之间的关联的步骤。

公开(公告)号：US5904707A

公开(公告)日：1999-05-18

申请号：US911710

申请日：1997-08-15

申请人： Dennis E. Ochs ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Daniel J. Powers

发明人： Dennis E. Ochs ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Daniel J. Powers

IPC分类号： A61N1/39

CPC分类号： A61N1/3925

摘要： A method of indicating operational status of an electronic device, the device providing an indication of device operational status as a result of a self-test, the method including the following steps: monitoring an environmental condition; changing an indication of device operational status from a first indication to a second indication if the monitored environmental condition changes from a first condition to a second condition, this changing step being performed without performing a self-test. In certain embodiments, the monitored environmental condition is a monitored temperature, the first condition is a first temperature and the second condition is a second temperature. The electronic device may be battery-operated, in which case the self-test is a battery capacity test. In these embodiments, the method also may include the step of performing the battery capacity test when the monitored temperature reaches the second temperature if there is no indication of device operational status corresponding to the second temperature stored in memory, the second temperature is lower than a temperature associated with an indication of a non-warning device operational status stored in memory, and the second temperature is higher than a temperature associated with an indication of a warning operational status; and indicating device operational status as a result of the battery capacity test. The method may also include the step of storing in memory an association between the second temperature and device operational status.

摘要翻译： 一种指示电子设备的操作状态的方法，所述设备提供作为自检的结果的设备操作状态的指示，所述方法包括以下步骤：监视环境条件; 如果所监视的环境条件从第一状态改变到第二状态，则将设备操作状态的指示从第一指示改变为第二指示，该改变步骤在不执行自检的情况下执行。 在某些实施方案中，所监测的环境条件是监测温度，第一条件是第一温度，第二条件是第二温度。 电子设备可以是电池供电的，在这种情况下，自检是电池容量测试。 在这些实施例中，该方法还可以包括当所监视的温度达到第二温度时执行电池容量测试的步骤，如果没有与存储在存储器中的第二温度对应的设备操作状态的指示，则第二温度低于 与存储在存储器中的非警告装置操作状态的指示相关联的温度，并且第二温度高于与警告操作状态的指示相关联的温度; 并通过电池容量测试指示设备运行状态。 该方法还可以包括在存储器中存储第二温度和设备操作状态之间的关联的步骤。

公开(公告)号：US06556864B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-29

申请号：US09712001

申请日：2000-11-13

申请人： Anthony G. Picardo ,  Thomas Allen Solosko ,  Kim J. Hansen ,  Christine Janae ,  Paul I. Szabo ,  John A. Moren ,  Daniel J Powers ,  Joseph R. Diederichs ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Steven Ranta

发明人： Anthony G. Picardo ,  Thomas Allen Solosko ,  Kim J. Hansen ,  Christine Janae ,  Paul I. Szabo ,  John A. Moren ,  Daniel J Powers ,  Joseph R. Diederichs ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Steven Ranta

IPC分类号： A61N139

CPC分类号： A61N1/39 ,  A61N1/3968

摘要： An apparatus for delivering defibrillation therapy to a patient. Specifically, an external defibrillators or automatic or semi-automatic external defibrillator (AEDs) is described. The defibrillator is automatically activated or inactivated by, for example, inserting or removing an object, such as a plug or a pin, into a receptacle within the defibrillator housing.

摘要翻译： 一种用于向患者输送除颤疗法的装置。 具体来说，描述外部除颤器或自动或半自动外部除颤器（AED）。 除颤器通过例如将诸如插头或针的物体插入或去除除颤器壳体内的容器中而被自动激活或失活。

公开(公告)号：US20100026578A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-04

申请号：US12221078

申请日：2008-07-30

申请人： Ken Furnanz ,  Thomas O. Shafer ,  Ian G. MacDuff

发明人： Ken Furnanz ,  Thomas O. Shafer ,  Ian G. MacDuff

IPC分类号： G01S5/02 ,  H01Q1/36

CPC分类号： G01S13/825 ,  G01S7/06 ,  H01Q1/38 ,  H01Q11/08 ,  H01Q19/30

摘要： The invented system includes a beacon affixed to the object subject to loss and a tracker held by the owner of the lost object, the tracker repeatedly, electronically ‘interrogating’ the beacon with a radio frequency (RF) signal, the beacon repeatedly responding to the interrogation, and the tracker effectively triangulating to determine the lost object's nominal location by a measure of distance and direction. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the tracker includes one or more antenna each coupled with a power amplifier to determine in real time the distance and direction of the beacon from the tracker. In this embodiment, the tracker indicates both distance and direction of the object-affixed beacon to the tracker-holding owner via a simple color-coded light array. In one embodiment of the invention, the invented antenna of which there is one (or more) includes a helically wound conductor of elliptical cross section disposed around the hollow interior surface of a hollow mandrel.

摘要翻译： 本发明的系统包括固定在物体上的信标，以及由丢失的物体的所有者所持有的跟踪器，跟踪器重复地以“射频”信号电子“询问”信标，该信标重复响应于该信标 询问，跟踪器通过距离和方向的测量，有效地三角测量失物体的名义位置。 根据本发明的一个实施例，跟踪器包括一个或多个天线，每个天线与功率放大器耦合，实时地确定来自跟踪器的信标的距离和方向。 在本实施例中，跟踪器经由简单的颜色编码的光阵列将对象附着的信标的距离和方向指示给跟踪者持有者。 在本发明的一个实施例中，有一个（或多个）本发明的天线包括设置在中空心轴的中空内表面周围的椭圆形横截面的螺旋缠绕导体。

公开(公告)号：US07016726B1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-21

申请号：US09574688

申请日：2000-05-17

申请人： Anthony G. Picardo ,  Thomas Allen Solosko ,  Joseph R. Diederichs ,  Kim J. Hansen ,  Christine Janae ,  Paul I. Szabo ,  John A. Moren ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Steven W. Ranta

发明人： Anthony G. Picardo ,  Thomas Allen Solosko ,  Joseph R. Diederichs ,  Kim J. Hansen ,  Christine Janae ,  Paul I. Szabo ,  John A. Moren ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Steven W. Ranta

IPC分类号： A61N1/18

CPC分类号： A61N1/39 ,  A61N1/048 ,  A61N1/08

摘要： A method and apparatus for identifying electrodes attached to a defibrillator and adjusting patient therapy delivered by a defibrillator in response thereto.

摘要翻译： 一种用于识别附着于去纤颤器的电极并调节由除颤器响应的病人治疗的方法和装置。

公开(公告)号：US6047207A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-04

申请号：US75999

申请日：1998-05-11

申请人： Ian G MacDuff ,  Daniel J Powers ,  Clinton S Cole

发明人： Ian G MacDuff ,  Daniel J Powers ,  Clinton S Cole

IPC分类号： G01D3/02 ,  G01D9/00 ,  G06F17/40 ,  A61B5/04

CPC分类号： G01D3/02 ,  G01D9/005

摘要： A method of using a measuring instrument of unknown calibration in such a way as to correct the calibration. The method includes taking a measurement with the instrument, storing the measurement in a data storage medium, and correcting the measurement at a later time based on a determination of the amount of error in the measuring instrument. The method may also be used to remove error that is present as a result of inaccuracies that are present in the data gathering instrument. This method can be used in a write variety of instruments that are used to take measurements, but is particularly useful for medical instruments.

摘要翻译： 以校正校准的方式使用未知校准的测量仪器。 该方法包括使用仪器进行测量，将测量值存储在数据存储介质中，并且基于测量仪器中的误差量的确定，在稍后的时间校正测量值。 该方法还可以用于消除由于存在于数据收集工具中的不准确而存在的错误。 该方法可用于多种用于进行测量的仪器，但对医疗仪器特别有用。

公开(公告)号：US6041257A

公开(公告)日：2000-03-21

申请号：US358134

申请日：1999-07-19

申请人： Ian G MacDuff ,  Daniel J Powers ,  Clinton S Cole

发明人： Ian G MacDuff ,  Daniel J Powers ,  Clinton S Cole

IPC分类号： G01D3/02 ,  G01D9/00 ,  G06F17/40 ,  A61N1/39

CPC分类号： G01D3/02 ,  G01D9/005

摘要： A method of using a measuring instrument of unknown calibration, the method including taking a measurement with the instrument; storing the measurement in a data storage medium; and correcting the measurement at a later time based on a determination of the amount of error in the measuring instrument. In a specific embodiment, this invention also relates to methods of gathering event data and removing error that may have been present as a result of inaccuracies in the event gathering instrument.

摘要翻译： 使用未知校准的测量仪器的方法，该方法包括用仪器进行测量; 将测量值存储在数据存储介质中; 并且基于测量仪器中的误差量的确定来在稍后的时间校正测量值。 在具体实施例中，本发明还涉及收集事件数据和消除由于事件收集工具中的不准确而可能存在的错误的方法。

公开(公告)号：US5964786A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-12

申请号：US21675

申请日：1998-02-10

申请人： Dennis E. Ochs ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Daniel J. Powers

发明人： Dennis E. Ochs ,  Ian G. MacDuff ,  Daniel J. Powers

IPC分类号： A61N1/39

CPC分类号： A61N1/3925

摘要： A method of indicating operational status of an electronic device, the device providing an indication of device operational status as a result of a self-test, the method including the following steps: monitoring an environmental condition; changing an indication of device operational status from a first indication to a second indication if the monitored environmental condition changes from a first condition to a second condition, this changing step being performed without performing a self-test. In certain embodiments, the monitored environmental condition is a monitored temperature, the first condition is a first temperature and the second condition is a second temperature. The electronic device may be battery-operated, in which case the self-test is a battery capacity test. In these embodiments, the method also may include the step of performing the battery capacity test when the monitored temperature reaches the second temperature if there is no indication of device operational status corresponding to the second temperature stored in memory, the second temperature is lower than a temperature associated with an indication of a non-warning device operational status stored in memory, and the second temperature is higher than a temperature associated with an indication of a warning operational status; and indicating device operational status as a result of the battery capacity test. The method may also include the step of storing in memory an association between the second temperature and device operational status.

摘要翻译： 一种指示电子设备的操作状态的方法，所述设备提供作为自检的结果的设备操作状态的指示，所述方法包括以下步骤：监视环境条件; 如果所监视的环境条件从第一状态改变到第二状态，则将设备操作状态的指示从第一指示改变为第二指示，该改变步骤在不执行自检的情况下执行。 在某些实施方案中，所监测的环境条件是监测温度，第一条件是第一温度，第二条件是第二温度。 电子设备可以是电池供电的，在这种情况下，自检是电池容量测试。 在这些实施例中，该方法还可以包括当所监视的温度达到第二温度时执行电池容量测试的步骤，如果没有与存储在存储器中的第二温度对应的设备操作状态的指示，则第二温度低于 与存储在存储器中的非警告装置操作状态的指示相关联的温度，并且第二温度高于与警告操作状态的指示相关联的温度; 并通过电池容量测试指示设备运行状态。 该方法还可以包括在存储器中存储第二温度和设备操作状态之间的关联的步骤。