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Patent Inventor Names
Thomas J. McGrath0
Kevin K. Covey0
Larry R. Nygaard0
Richard C. Nova0
Joseph L. Sullivan0
Date of Patent
April 28, 2009
0Patent Application Number
108652320
Date Filed
June 10, 2004
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
The invention presents an apparatus and techniques for determining whether a medical electrode, such as a defibrillation electrode coupled to an automated external defibrillator, is in a condition for replacement. The determination can be made as a function of one or more data. In one exemplary embodiment, the determination is a function of one or more measurements of an impedance of a hydrogel bridge in a test module. In another exemplary embodiment, the determination is a function of one or more environmental condition data from one or more environmental sensors.
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