Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1988-06-27
1992-02-18
Kamm, William E.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128734, A61N 139
Patent
active
050884891
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for the treatment of ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, or supraventricular tachycardia. The method being to prospectively ascertain a patient's transthoracic resistance by application of a low amplitude current via the apparatus electrodes applied to a patient's chest, charging a capacitor of the apparatus sufficiently for delivery of a minimal peak current, e.g., 25 amperes for treatment of ventricular fibrillation preselected by the operator as appropriate for attaining defibrillation, and the capacitor is discharged through the electrodes to effect the defibrillation. The apparatus can be made by modifying conventional direct current defibrillator devices.
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Getzow Scott M.
Kamm William E.
Marple, Jr. Walter G.
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