| US 7,603,173 B2 | ||
| Electrode package attached to exterior of defibrillator | ||
| Michael Parascandola, Londonderry, N.H. (US); Ward Hamilton, Amherst, N.H. (US); Marc Cordaro, Sudbury, Mass. (US); Michael R. Dupelle, N. Attleboro, Mass. (US); George Reilly, Chelmsford, Mass. (US); and Frederick W. Faller, Burlington, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/481,430. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0009908 A1, Jan. 10, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/39 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—36 [607/5; D24/168] | 4 Claims |
| 4. An electrode package for attachment to the exterior of a defibrillator, the package comprising
an outer shell, including at least a rigid base;
a portion of the outer shell configured to be opened to remove the electrodes;
two or more defibrillation electrodes sealed inside the electrode package, and
a mechanical element or elements on the exterior of the rigid base of the outer shell and configured to mate with the mechanical
element or elements on the housing of a defibrillator to mechanically attach the package to the housing of the defibrillator,
wherein the mechanical element or elements on the housing of the defibrillator comprises elements configured to mate with
a reusable defibrillator paddle, and
wherein the mechanical element or elements on the electrode package comprises one or more flexible clips configured so that
the electrode package can be attached at the same location as the reusable defibrillator paddle.
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